Pectenocypris Explained

Pectenocypris is a genus of small fish in the family Cyprinidae endemic to freshwater habitats in Borneo and Sumatra in Indonesia.

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:

• Pectenocypris balaena T. R. Roberts, 1989
• Pectenocypris korthausae Kottelat, 1982
• Pectenocypris micromysticetus H. H. Tan & Kottelat, 2009
• Pectenocypris nigra Wibowo, Ahnelt & Kertamihardja, 2016^[1]
• Pectenocypris rubra Ahnelt, Wibowo & Prianto, 2020^[2]

Notes and References

1. Wibowo, A., Ahnelt, H. & Kertamihardja, E.S. (2016): Pectenocypris nigra, a new danionine species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae: Danioninae) from Sumatra (Indonesia). Acta Biologica Turcica, 29 (4): 137-142.
2. Ahnelt, H. . Wibowo, A. . Prianto, E. . 2020 . A new species of Pectenocypris (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from peat swamps in Sumatra. . Vertebrate Zoology . 70 . 1 . 1–8 .