Acrossocheilus iridescens (Nichols & Pope, 1927)
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
Masticbarbus iridescens is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish native to southeastern China, northern Laos and northern Vietnam. It reaches up to 29.7 cm (11.7 in) in standard length. Juveniles are pale yellowish with 5–6 narrow dark bars; these become much broader when they reach adulthood. Formerly, some considered M. longipinnis to be a subspecies of this species, but recent authorities recognize them as separate.
Wikipedia contributors, Masticbarbus iridescens; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:56:57.790002+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Acrossocheilus iridescens (Nichols & Pope, 1927)
- Name authority
- (Nichols & Pope, 1927)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Acrossocheilus
- 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
- subfamilyBarbinae Bleeker, 1859
- genusAcrossocheilus Oshima, 1919
- speciesAcrossocheilus iridescens (Nichols & Pope, 1927)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Acrossocheilus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Acrossocheilus baolacensis Nguyen, 2001 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acrossocheilus beijiangensis Wu & Lin, 1977 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acrossocheilus jishouensis Zhao, Chen & Li, 1997 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acrossocheilus kreyenbergii (Regan, 1908) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acrossocheilus lamus (Mai, 1978) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acrossocheilus multistriatus Lan, Chan & Zhao, 2014 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acrossocheilus paradoxus (Günther, 1868) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acrossocheilus rendahli (Lin, 1931) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acrossocheilus wenchowensis Wang, 1935 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acrossocheilus wuyiensis Wu & Chen, 1981 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acrossocheilus yalyensis Nguyen, 2001 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acrossocheilus yunnanensis (Regan, 1904) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Cyclocheilichthys iridescens Nichols & Pope, 1927 Nichols & Pope, 1927 | synonym |
| Acrossocheilus iridescens iridescens (Nichols & Pope, 1927) (Nichols & Pope, 1927) | synonym |
| Barbus barbodon Nichols & Pope, 1927 Nichols & Pope, 1927 | synonym |
| Barbus paradoxus quinquefasciatus Koller, 1927 Koller, 1927 | 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=279500 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:9PQJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.