Mystacoleucus

Mystacoleucus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes. The fishes in this genus are found in Southeast Asia.

Mystacoleucus
Mystacoleucus obtusirostris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Cyprininae
Genus:	Mystacoleucus Günther, 1868[1]
Type species
Capoeta padangensis Bleeker, 1852[1]
Synonyms[1]
Acanthonotus Tickell in Day 1888 Matsya Day, 1889

Mystacoleucus padangensis

Species

Mystacoleucus contains the following species:^[2]

• Mystacoleucus argenteus (F. Day, 1888)
• Mystacoleucus atridorsalis Fowler, 1937
• Mystacoleucus chilopterus Fowler, 1935
• Mystacoleucus ectypus Kottelat 2000
• Mystacoleucus greenwayi Pellegrin & P. W. Fang, 1940
• Mystacoleucus lepturus S. Y. Huang, 1979
• Mystacoleucus obtusirostris (Valenciennes, 1842)
• Mystacoleucus padangensis (Bleeker, 1852)

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Mystacoleucus". FishBase. August 2011 version.

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cyprininae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Luciocyprinus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 December 2024.