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Acheilognathus nanchongensis Deng, 1996

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Acheilognathus nanchongensis Deng, 1996
Name authority
Deng, 1996
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderCypriniformes
  11. familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
  12. subfamilyAcheilognathinae Bleeker, 1863
  13. genusAcheilognathus Bleeker, 1859
  14. speciesAcheilognathus nanchongensis Deng, 1996

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Acheilognathus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Acheilognathus barbatulus Günther, 1873CyprinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Acheilognathus macromandibularis Doi, Arai & Liu, 1999CyprinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Acheilognathus barbatus Nichols, 1926CyprinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Acheilognathus brevicaudatus Chen & Li, 1987CyprinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Acheilognathus changtingensis Yang, Zhu, Xiong & Liu, 2011CyprinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Acheilognathus coreanus Steindachner, 1892CyprinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Acheilognathus deignani (Smith, 1945)CyprinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Acheilognathus elongatoides Kottelat, 2001CyprinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Acheilognathus elongatus (Regan, 1908)CyprinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Acheilognathus fasciodorsalis Nguyen, 2001CyprinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Acheilognathus gracilis Nichols, 1926CyprinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Acheilognathus hondae (Jordan & Metz, 1913)CyprinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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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.

  1. Deng, Q.-X. (1996). A new species of the genus Yu in Sichuan Province, China. Journal of Sichuan Teachers College (Natural Science), 17 (4): 19–21. 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:D5DXT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.