Lobocheilos facts for kids
Did you know that the name Lobocheilos was once used for a type of noctuid moth? That moth genus, first described in 1891, is now called Latiphea. But this article is about a different Lobocheilos – a fascinating group of fish!
Lobocheilos is a genus (a group of closely related species) of fish that lives in Asia. These fish belong to the family called Cyprinidae, which includes many well-known fish like carp and minnows.
Quick facts for kids Lobocheilos |
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| Lobocheilos lehat | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Lobocheilos Bleeker, 1853 |
| Type species | |
| Labeo falcifer Valenciennes, 1842
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What is a Species?
A species is a group of living things that can naturally reproduce with each other. For the Lobocheilos fish, scientists are still working to figure out exactly how many different species there are.
Right now, 12 species are officially recognized in this group. However, another database called Fishbase lists 23 species. This difference happens because some species might be considered the same (called synonyms) by different scientists. For example, L. cryptopogon is sometimes seen as the same as Gymnostomus cryptopogon.
Meet the Lobocheilos Species
Here is a list of the different species that have been identified within the Lobocheilos genus:
- Lobocheilos bo (Popta, 1904)
- Lobocheilos cornutus Smith, 1945
- Lobocheilos cryptopogon (Fowler, 1935)
- Lobocheilos davisi (Fowler, 1937)
- Lobocheilos delacouri (Pellegrin & Fang, 1940)
- Lobocheilos erinaceus Kottelat & H. H. Tan, 2008
- Lobocheilos falcifer (Valenciennes, 1842)
- Lobocheilos fowleri (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936)
- Lobocheilos gracilis (Fowler, 1937)
- Lobocheilos ixocheilos Kottelat & Tan, 2008
- Lobocheilos kajanensis (Popta, 1904)
- Lobocheilos lehat Bleeker, 1858
- Lobocheilos melanotaenia (Fowler, 1935)
- Lobocheilos nigrovittatus Smith, 1945
- Lobocheilos ovalis Kottelat & Tan, 2008
- Lobocheilos quadrilineatus (Fowler, 1935)
- Lobocheilos rhabdoura (Fowler, 1934)
- Lobocheilos schwanenfeldii Bleeker, 1854
- Lobocheilos tenura Kottelat & Tan, 2008
- Lobocheilos terminalis Kottelat & Tan, 2008
- Lobocheilos thavili Smith, 1945
- Lobocheilos trangensis (Fowler, 1939)
- Lobocheilos unicornis Kottelat & Tan, 2008
