Acanthopsoides

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title: "Acanthopsoides" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cobitidae", "taxa-named-by-henry-weed-fowler", "ray-finned-fish-genera"] description: "Genus of fishes" topic_path: "general/cobitidae" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthopsoides" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Genus of fishes ::

| image = Acanthopsoides molobrion.jpg | image_caption = Acanthopsoides molobrion | taxon = Acanthopsoides | authority = Fowler, 1934 | type_species = Acanthopsoides gracilis | type_species_authority = Fowler, 1934 | synonyms = * Neacanthopsis Smith, 1945 | synonyms_ref =

Acanthopsoides is a genus of freshwater ray-finned-fishes belonging to the family Cobitidae, the true or spined loaches. These small fishes are found in Asia.

Taxonomy

Acanthopsoides was first formally proposed as a monospecific genus in 1934 by the American zoologist Henry Weed Fowler with Acanthopsoides gracilis as its only species, as well as being designated as its type species. This taxon was thought to be a synonym of Aperioptus, a genus proposed by Sir John Richardson in 1848 for Aperioptus pictorius, however, the specimens Richardson used to describe the genus were lost. In 2015 a neotype of Aperioptus pictorius was designated, but this designation was considered invalid and the next available name, Acanthopsoides, was put forward. This genus is included in the family Cobitidae, the true or spined loaches, in the suborder Cobitoidei of the order Cypriniformes.

Species

Acanthopsoides has the following species classified within it: | Acanthopsoides delphax | Siebert, 1991 | Acanthopsoides gracilentus | (Smith, 1945) | Acanthopsoides gracilis | Fowler, 1934 | Acanthopsoides hapalias | Siebert, 1991 | Acanthopsoides molobrion | Siebert, 1991 | Acanthopsoides robertsi | Siebert, 1991

References

References

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2. The [[Type locality (biology)
3. "Genera that contain: Aperioptus (not including unavailable names)". [[California Academy of Sciences]].
4. "Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes Classification". [[California Academy of Sciences]].

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