Zacco is a genus of small ray-finned fishes in the family Cyprinidae. They are found in freshwater habitats in China and northern Vietnam. The generic name Zacco derives from the Japanese Zako 雑魚 (Coarse fish).
| Zacco | |
|---|---|
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| Pale chub (Z. platypus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Zacco D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1902 |
| Type species | |
| Leuciscus platypus | |
| Species | |
See text | |
Species
The following species are currently placed in the genus:[1]
- Zacco acutipinnis (Bleeker, 1871)
- Zacco chengtui Sh. Kimura, 1934
- Zacco platypus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Pale Chub, Pale bleak, Fresh-water sprat)
- Zacco sinensis Zhu, Yu & Liu, 2020
- Zacco taliensis (Regan, 1907)
- Zacco tiaoxiensis Zhang, Zhou & Yang, 2023[2]
Other species formerly placed here are now in Candidia, Nipponocypris, Opsariichthys and Parazacco.[3]