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Erythroculter

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Erythroculter erythropterus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Erythroculter
Berg, 1909
Species:
E. hypselonotus
Binomial name
Erythroculter hypselonotus
(Bleeker, 1871)

Erythroculter hypselonotus is a species of cyprinid fish, the sole member of the genus Erythroculter. This species was originally described as Culter erythropterus. The name is derived from the Greek word erythros, meaning "red", and the Latin word culter, meaning "knife".


References

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  • "Erythroculter". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Erythroculter". FishBase. February 2007 version.
  • Valid species list of genus Erythroculter on FishBase.