Acheilognathus macropterus (Bleeker, 1871)
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
Acheilognathus macropterus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. This fish occurs in China and northern Vietnam. It grows to a length of 27.5 centimetres (10.8 in) SL.
Wikipedia contributors, Acheilognathus macropterus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:56:41.798632+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Acheilognathus macropterus (Bleeker, 1871)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1871)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Acheilognathus
- 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
- subfamilyAcheilognathinae Bleeker, 1863
- genusAcheilognathus Bleeker, 1859
- speciesAcheilognathus macropterus (Bleeker, 1871)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Acheilognathus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Acheilognathus barbatulus Günther, 1873 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acheilognathus macromandibularis Doi, Arai & Liu, 1999 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acheilognathus barbatus Nichols, 1926 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acheilognathus brevicaudatus Chen & Li, 1987 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acheilognathus changtingensis Yang, Zhu, Xiong & Liu, 2011 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acheilognathus coreanus Steindachner, 1892 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acheilognathus deignani (Smith, 1945) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acheilognathus elongatoides Kottelat, 2001 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acheilognathus elongatus (Regan, 1908) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acheilognathus fasciodorsalis Nguyen, 2001 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acheilognathus gracilis Nichols, 1926 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acheilognathus hondae (Jordan & Metz, 1913) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Acanthorhodeus longispinnis Oshima, 1926 Oshima, 1926 | synonym |
| Acanthorhodeus bergi Mori, 1928 Mori, 1928 | synonym |
| Acanthorhodeus dicaeus Rutter, 1897 Rutter, 1897 | synonym |
| Acanthorhodeus ngowyangi Tchang, 1930 Tchang, 1930 | synonym |
| Acheilognathus dicaeus (Rutter, 1897) (Rutter, 1897) | synonym |
| Paracheilognathus jeholicus (Mori, 1934) (Mori, 1934) | synonym |
| Acanthorhodeus guichenoti Bleeker, 1871 Bleeker, 1871 | synonym |
| Acanthorhodeus jeholicus Mori, 1934 Mori, 1934 | synonym |
| Acanthorhodeus macropterus Bleeker, 1871 Bleeker, 1871 | synonym |
| Acheliognathus macropterus (Bleeker, 1871) (Bleeker, 1871) | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=279486 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:96HF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.