Megalobrama
Classification
Genus:
Megalobrama
Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Megalobrama is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of six species 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 amblycephala P. L. Yih, 1955 (Wuchang bream)
Megalobrama elongata H. J. Huang & W. Zhang, 1986
Megalobrama mantschuricus (Basilewsky, 1855)
Megalobrama pellegrini (T. L. Tchang, 1930)
Megalobrama terminalis (J. Richardson, 1846) (black Amur bream)