Acheilognathidae

The bitterling-like cyprinids form the cyprinoid family Acheilognathidae. This subfamily contains seven genera, although the Khanka spiny bitterling is often placed in Acheilognathus,^[1] and at least 75 described species to date. Over half of the species are in the genus Acheilognathus.

Acheilognathidae
Rhodeus suigensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Suborder:	Cyprinoidei
Family:	Acheilognathidae Bleeker, 1863
Type species
Capoeta rhombea Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

Genera

Acheilognathidae contains the following genera:^[2]

• Acheilognathus Bleeker, 1859
• Paratanakia Chang, Chen & Mayden, 2014
• Pseudorhodeus Chang, Chen & Mayden, 2014
• Rhodeus Agassiz, 1832
• Sinorhodeus Li, Liao & Arai, 2017
• Tanakia D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914