| Zacco | |
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| Pale chub (Z. platypus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Xenocyprididae |
| Genus: | Zacco D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1902 |
| Type species | |
| Leuciscus platypus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 | |
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Zacco is a genus of small freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. They are found in freshwater habitats in China and northern Vietnam. The generic name Zacco derives from the Japanese Zako 雑魚 (Coarse fish).
Species
The following species are currently placed in the genus:
- Zacco acanthogenys (Boulenger, 1901)
- Zacco platypus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Freshwater minnow)
- Zacco sinensis L. Zhu, D. Yu & H. Z. Liu, 2020
- Zacco tiaoxiensis Y. Zhang, J.-J. Zhou & J. Q. Yang, 2023
Other species formerly placed here are now in Candidia, Nipponocypris, Opsariichthys and Parazacco.
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Xenocyprididae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Zacco". FishBase. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Zacco". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- Bailly, Nicolas (2014). "Zacco Jordan & Evermann, 1902". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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