Megalobrama

Megalobrama is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of six species native to fresh water in China and eastern Russia. The name is derived from the Greek word megalos, meaning "great", and the Old French word breme, a type of freshwater fish.

Megalobrama
Black Amur bream, Megalobrama terminalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cultrinae
Genus: Megalobrama
Dybowski, 1872
Type species
Megalobrama skolkovii
Dybowski, 1872

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