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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae Minnows or carps
Subfamily: No subfamily
Genus: Onychostoma

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23 species (see list below)

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Photo by Shao, K.T.

Asia
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Onychostoma alticorpus (Oshima, 1920)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Onychostoma alticorpus
[Taiwan ku fish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 18.9 cm SL
 
Onychostoma angustistomata
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 22.5 cm TL
Onychostoma barbatulum (Pellegrin, 1908)

Photo by CAFS
 
Onychostoma barbatulum
[Taiwan shoveljaw carp]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 17.6 cm SL
 
Onychostoma barbatum
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 14.6 cm SL
 
Onychostoma breve
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 15.5 cm SL
 
Onychostoma daduense
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 2.0 cm SL
 
Onychostoma dongnaiensis
[]

Photo by FAO

Asia
Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
Onychostoma elongatum (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1934)

Photo by FAO
 
Onychostoma elongatum
[]

Photo by Baird, I.G.

Asia
Max. Length 29.5 cm TL
Onychostoma fangi Kottelat, 2000

Photo by Baird, I.G.
 
Onychostoma fangi
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 23 cm SL
 
Onychostoma fusiforme
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 31.6 cm SL
Onychostoma gerlachi (Peters, 1881)

Photo by CAFS
 
Onychostoma gerlachi
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
 
Onychostoma krongnoensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Onychostoma laticeps
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 23.8 cm SL
 
Onychostoma leptura
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 25.3 cm SL
Onychostoma lini (Wu, 1939)

Photo by CAFS
 
Onychostoma lini
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 26.5 cm SL
 
Onychostoma macrolepis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 14 cm SL
 
Onychostoma meridionale
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 12.4 cm SL
 
Onychostoma minnanensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 34.4 cm SL
 
Onychostoma ovale
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 29.1 cm SL
 
Onychostoma rarum
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 34.5 cm SL
Onychostoma simum (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874)

Photo by CAFS
 
Onychostoma simum
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Onychostoma uniforme
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 14.6 cm SL
 
Onychostoma virgulatum
[]
23 Species of Family Cyprinidae with Genus Onychostoma
(Minnows or carps)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1920 Onychostoma alticorpus Taiwan ku fish Asia 50 SL
1940 Onychostoma angustistomata Asia 18.9 SL
1908 Onychostoma barbatulum Taiwan shoveljaw carp Asia 22.5 TL
1931 Onychostoma barbatum Asia 17.6 SL
1977 Onychostoma breve Asia 14.6 SL
1994 Onychostoma daduense Asia 15.5 SL
2015 Onychostoma dongnaiensis Asia 2.0 SL
1934 Onychostoma elongatum Asia 11.5 SL
2000 Onychostoma fangi Asia 29.5 TL
1998 Onychostoma fusiforme Asia 23 SL
1881 Onychostoma gerlachi Asia 31.6 SL
2015 Onychostoma krongnoensis Asia 2.4 SL
1896 Onychostoma laticeps Asia
1900 Onychostoma leptura Asia 23.8 SL
1939 Onychostoma lini Asia 25.3 SL
1871 Onychostoma macrolepis Asia 26.5 SL
1998 Onychostoma meridionale Asia 14 SL
2013 Onychostoma minnanensis Asia 12.4 SL
1936 Onychostoma ovale Asia 34.4 SL
1933 Onychostoma rarum Asia 29.1 SL
1874 Onychostoma simum Asia 34.5 SL
1978 Onychostoma uniforme Asia
2009 Onychostoma virgulatum Asia 14.6 SL



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