Attentive carplet
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]
| Attentive carplet | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Danioninae |
| Genus: | Amblypharyngodon |
| Species: | A. melettinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Amblypharyngodon melettinus (Valenciennes, 1844) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Leuciscus melettina Valenciennes, 1844 | |
Etymology
The generic name comes from Greek, "amblys" means "darkness" and Greek name "pharyngx" for "pharynx" with "odous" means "teeth".[2]
References
- Abraham, R. (2011). "Amblypharyngodon melettinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172316A174790401. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172316A174790401.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Amblypharyngodon melettinus" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
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