Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Subordo: Cyprinoidei
Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Cyprininae
Genus: Sikukia
Species: S. flavicaudata – S. gudgeri – S. longibarbata – S. stejnegeri
Name
Sikukia Smith, 1931
Type locality: Sikuk Canal (Noi River), Chainat Province, Thailand.
Etymology: Named after the place was first discovered.
References
สมโภชน์ อัคคะทวีวัฒน์ หน้า 173, สาระน่ารู้ปลาน้ำจืดไทย เล่ม ๑ (พ.ศ. 2547) ISBN 974-00-8701-9
Sikukia Smith, 1931 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Vernacular names
ไทย: ปลาน้ำฝาย
中文: 短吻魚
Sikukia is a genus of cyprinid fish found in eastern Asia. There are currently four recognized species in this genus.
Its genus name Sikukia, that refers to Khlong Sikuk (Thai: คลองสีกุก), also known as Khwae Sikuk (แควสีกุก; lit: Sikuk Canal), another name of Noi River was called in Chainat Province (including some areas in Ayutthaya Province), central Thailand. It was first discovered on November 26, 1931 by H. M. Smith.
Species
Sikukia flavicaudata X. L. Chu & Y. R. Chen, 1987
Sikukia gudgeri (H. M. Smith, 1934)
Sikukia longibarbata Z. Y. Li, Y. R. Chen, J. X. Yang & X. Y. Chen, 1998
Sikukia stejnegeri H. M. Smith, 1931
References
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Sikukia". FishBase. October 2011 version.
Vidthayanon, C. (2001). ปลาน้ำจืดไทย [Thai Freshwater Fishes] (in Thai). Bangkok: Nanmeebooks. p. 46. ISBN 9789744726551.
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