Hemiculter


Hemiculter is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. The species in this genusare found in eastern Asia from Siberia to Viet Nam. 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".

Species

Hemiculter contains the following species:Hemiculter elongatus V. H. Nguyễn & S. V. Ngô, 2001Hemiculter krempfi Pellegrin & Chevey, 1938Hemiculter leucisculus Hemiculter nikolskyi Vasil’eva, Vasil’ev & Shedko, 2022 Hemiculter tchangi P. W. Fang, 1942Hemiculter yungaoi Vasil'eva, Vasil'ev & Shedko, 2022