Hemiculter

<i>Hemiculter</i>

Hemiculter

Genus of fishes

Hemiculter is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of eight species native to fresh water of eastern Asia (Siberia to Vietnam). The type species is the sharpbelly, Culter leucisculus. The name is derived from the Greek word hemis, meaning "half", and the Latin word culter, meaning "knife".

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References

  • "Hemiculter". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Hemiculter in FishBase. August 2011 version.


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