Sinibrama
Encyclopedia
Sinibrama is a small genus of cyprinid fish
es, the five currently recognized species distributed in south China
, Taiwan
, Laos
and Vietnam
. These are silvery fishes with deep, laterally compressed bodies, large eye
s and terminal mouth
s. They tend to grow no larger than 20 cm standard length
.
The taxonomy of the group is frequently disputed as all forms are very similar with more or less overlapping morphometric data.
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
es, the five currently recognized species distributed in south China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
and Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. These are silvery fishes with deep, laterally compressed bodies, large eye
Eye
Eyes are organs that detect light and convert it into electro-chemical impulses in neurons. The simplest photoreceptors in conscious vision connect light to movement...
s and terminal mouth
Mouth
The mouth is the first portion of the alimentary canal that receives food andsaliva. The oral mucosa is the mucous membrane epithelium lining the inside of the mouth....
s. They tend to grow no larger than 20 cm standard length
Fish measurement
Fish measurement refers to the measuring of the length of individual fish and of various parts of their anatomy. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology.-Overall length:...
.
The taxonomy of the group is frequently disputed as all forms are very similar with more or less overlapping morphometric data.
Species
The genus contains the following species:- Sinibrama affinisSinibrama affinisSinibrama affinis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sinibrama....
(VaillantLéon VaillantLéon Louis Vaillant was a French zoologist. He is most famous for his work in the areas of herpetology, malacology, and ichthyology...
, 1892) - Sinibrama longianalisSinibrama longianalisSinibrama longianalis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sinibrama....
Z. G. Xie, C. X. Xie & E. Zhang, 2003 - Sinibrama macropsSinibrama macropsSinibrama macrops is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sinibrama....
(Günther, 1868) - Sinibrama melroseiSinibrama melroseiSinibrama melrosei is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sinibrama....
(NicholsJohn Treadwell NicholsJohn Treadwell Nichols was an American ichthyologist.-Biography:Nichols was born as son of John White Treadwell Nichols in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts. In 1906 he studied vertebrate zoology at Harvard College where he graduated to Bachelor of Arts...
& PopeClifford H. PopeCliford Hillhouse Pope was a noted American herpetologist. He was the son of Mark Cooper Pope and Harriett Alexander Pope, and grew up in Washington, Georgia. Shortly after his graduation from the University of Virginia, Pope went to the Tropical Research Station at British Guiana, maintained...
, 1927) - Sinibrama taeniatusSinibrama taeniatusSinibrama taeniatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sinibrama....
(NicholsJohn Treadwell NicholsJohn Treadwell Nichols was an American ichthyologist.-Biography:Nichols was born as son of John White Treadwell Nichols in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts. In 1906 he studied vertebrate zoology at Harvard College where he graduated to Bachelor of Arts...
, 1941) - Sinibrama wuiSinibrama wuiSinibrama wui is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Sinibrama....
(Rendahl, 1932)