Hemiculterella sauvagei Warpachowski, 1888
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
Hemiculterella sauvagei is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. This fish lives in inland wetlands of China. It has a maximum length of 14.0 centimetres (5.5 in) and a common length of 12.0 centimetres (4.7 in). Its numbers are declining; however, it is not considered threatened or endangered.
Wikipedia contributors, Hemiculterella sauvagei; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:46:01.716595+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hemiculterella sauvagei Warpachowski, 1888
- Name authority
- Warpachowski, 1888
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Hemiculterella
- 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
- subfamilyXenocypridinae Günther, 1868
- genusHemiculterella Warpachowski, 1888
- speciesHemiculterella sauvagei Warpachowski, 1888
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hemiculterella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hemiculterella wui (Wang, 1935) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Nicholsiculter rendahli Wu, 1930 Wu, 1930 | 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.
- Warpachowski, N. A. (1887). Über die Gattung Hemiculter Bleek. und über eine neue Gattung Hemiculterella. Bulletin de l’Académie Impériale Des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg (Series 3), v. 32: 13–24. 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:6LQ23. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.