Chiselmouth

Chiselmouth

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Clade: Laviniinae
Genus: Acrocheilus
Agassiz, 1855
Species:
A. alutaceus
Binomial name
Acrocheilus alutaceus
Agassiz & Pickering in Agassiz, 1855
Synonyms
  • Lavinia alutacea (Agassiz & Pickering, 1855)
  • Gila alutaceus (Agassiz & Pickering, 1855)[1]

The chiselmouth (Acrocheilus alutaceus) is an unusual cyprinid fish of western North America. It is named for the sharp hard plate on its lower jaw, which is used to scrape rocks for algae. It is the sole member of the monotypic genus Acrocheilus and is a close relative of the Gila western chubs,[3] and is known to hybridise with Ptychocheilus oregonensis.[1]

  1. ^ a b c NatureServe (2013). "Gila alutaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T201940A2730715. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T201940A2730715.en.
  2. ^ "Acrocheilus alutaceus". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  3. ^ Simons & Mayden 1997