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Pseudobrama

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Pseudobrama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Suborder: Cyprinoidei
Family: Xenocyprididae
Genus: Pseudobrama
Bleeker, 1870[2]
Species:
P. simoni
Binomial name
Pseudobrama simoni
(Bleeker, 1864)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Acanthobrama simoni Bleeker, 1864
  • Pseudobrama dumerili Bleeker, 1871
  • Acanthobrama dumerili (Bleeker, 1871)
  • Culticula emmelas Abbott, 1901

Pseudobrama is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies.[2] The only species in the genus is Pseudobrama simoni, a fish endemic to China.[1] This species is found in fresh and brackish water in the Yangtze and other rivers in Eastern China.[3]

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudobrama simoni". FishBase. August 2011 version.