Attentive carplet
| Attentive carplet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Danioninae |
| Genus: | Amblypharyngodon |
| Species: | A. melettinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Amblypharyngodon melettinus (Valenciennes, 1844)
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| Synonyms | |
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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[]
- ^ Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Amblypharyngodon melettinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Amblypharyngodon melettinus" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Amblypharyngodon
- Freshwater fish of India
- Freshwater fish of Sri Lanka
- Fish described in 1844
- Taxa named by Achille Valenciennes
- Cyprinidae stubs