Crossocheilus

Crossocheilus
Siamese algae eater (Crossocheilus oblongus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Crossocheilus
Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1823
Type species
Crossocheilus oblongus
Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1823
Synonyms

Crossocheilus, also known as the fringe barbs, flying foxes, or "algae eaters", is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is distributed in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand in Asia.[1] These fish occur in several types of habitat, often fast-flowing rivers with rocky bottoms.[2]

Two C. oblongus resting on a rock.
  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Crossocheilus". FishBase. January 2016 version.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kottelat2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).