Cyprinion acinaces Banister & Clarke, 1977
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Cyprinion acinaces is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyprinion. This species has two subspecies Cyprinion acinaces acinaces and Cyprinion acinaces hijazi, though the validity of the latter is in doubt. If C. a. hijazi is invalid, then C. acinaces would be monotypic. The species occurs from western, central and northern Saudi Arabia to Yemen.
Wikipedia contributors, Cyprinion acinaces; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:28:35.627829+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cyprinion acinaces Banister & Clarke, 1977
- Name authority
- Banister & Clarke, 1977
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Cyprinion
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusCyprinion Heckel, 1843
- speciesCyprinion acinaces Banister & Clarke, 1977
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cyprinion. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cyprinion kais Heckel, 1843 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyprinion milesi (Day, 1880) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyprinion tenuiradius Heckel, 1847 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyprinion macrostomum Heckel, 1843 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyprinion mhalense Alkahem & Behnke, 1983 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyprinion semiplotum (McClelland, 1839) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyprinion watsoni (Day, 1872) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cyprinion acinaces acinaces Banister & Clarke, 1977 Banister & Clarke, 1977 | synonym |
| Cyprinion acinaces hijazi Krupp, 1983 Krupp, 1983 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Banister, K. E., & Clarke, M. A. (1977). The freshwater fishes of the Arabian peninsula. In: The scientific results of the Oman flora and fauna survey 1975. Journal Oman Studies (Special Report), 111–154. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:33HJZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.