Parachela is a genus of cyprinid fishes. There are currently seven species in this genus which are found in Southeast Asia.
| Parachela | |
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| Parachela cyanea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Xenocypridinae |
| Genus: | Parachela Steindachner, 1881 |
| Type species | |
| Parachela breitensteinii Steindachner, 1881
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| Species | |
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Species
editThere are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Parachela cyanea Kottelat, 1995
- Parachela hypophthalmus (Bleeker, 1860)
- Parachela ingerkongi (Bănărescu, 1969)
- Parachela maculicauda (H. M. Smith, 1934)
- Parachela oxygastroides (Bleeker, 1852) (Glass fish)
- Parachela siamensis (Günther, 1868)
- Parachela williaminae Fowler, 1934
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Parachela". FishBase. December 2012 version.
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