Attentive carplet | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Danioninae |
Genus: | Amblypharyngodon |
Species: | A. melettinus |
Binomial name | |
Amblypharyngodon melettinus (Valenciennes, 1844) | |
Synonyms | |
Leuciscus melettina Valenciennes, 1844 |
The attentive carplet or silver carplet (Amblypharyngodon melettinus) is a species of carplet in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in freshwater streams, ponds and rivers of India and Sri Lanka.[2]
Etymology
The generic name comes from Greek, "amblys" means "darkness" and Greek name "pharyngx" for "pharynx" with "odous" means "teeth".[2]
References
- ↑ Abraham, R. (2011). "Amblypharyngodon melettinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172316A174790401. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172316A174790401.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Amblypharyngodon melettinus" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
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