Megalobrama

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

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| image = Megalobrama terminalis.jpg

| image_caption = Black Amur bream, Megalobrama terminalis

| taxon = Megalobrama

| authority = Dybowski, 1872

| type_species = Megalobrama skolkovii

| type_species_authority = Dybowski, 1872

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision =

| synonyms =

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Megalobrama is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. The fishes in this genus are native to fresh water in China and eastern Russia. The name is derived from the Greek word megalos, meaning "great", and the Old French word breme, a type of freshwater fish.

Species

Megalobrama contains the following species:{{Cof genus|genus=Megalobrama|access-date=24 January 2025}}

References

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  • {{FishBase genus|genus=Megalobrama|month=August|year=2011}}
  • {{FishBase valid species list|Megalobrama}}

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Category:Xenocyprididae

Category:Taxa named by Benedykt Dybowski

Category:Freshwater fish genera

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