Carplet
{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae.jpg
| image_caption = Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae
| taxon = Amblypharyngodon
| authority = Bleeker, 1860{{Cof family|family=Rasborinae|access-date=8 February 2025}}
| type_species = Cyprinus mola
| type_species_authority = Hamilton, 1822
| synonyms = {{Genus list
| Brachygramma | Day, 1865
| Mola | Heckel, 1848
| Mola | Blyth, 1860
}}
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
}}
The carplets are a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes, Amblypharyngodon, belonging to the family Danionidae. They are up to {{cvt|20|cm}} in total length and inhabit a wide range of slow-moving or stagnant freshwater habitats in South and Mainland Southeast Asia.{{FishBase genus | genus = Amblypharyngodon| month = March | year = 2019}}
Species
There are 5 recognized species:{{Cof genus|genus=Amblypharyngodon|access-date=8 February 2025}}
- Amblypharyngodon atkinsonii (Blyth, 1860) (Burmese carplet)
- Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae Vidthayanon & Kottelat, 1990
- Amblypharyngodon grandisquamis D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1917 (Sri Lanka silver carplet)
- Amblypharyngodon melettinus (Valenciennes, 1844) (Attentive carplet)
- Amblypharyngodon microlepis (Bleeker, 1854) (Indian carplet)
- Amblypharyngodon mola (Hamilton, 1822) (Mola carplet)
The green carplet is in a separate genus, Horadandia atukorali
References
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Category:Freshwater fish of Asia
Category:Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker
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