Cyprinion macrostomum

Cyprinion macrostomum
Cyprinion macrostomum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Cyprinion
Species: C. macrostomum
Binomial name
Cyprinion macrostomum
Heckel, 1843

Cyprinion macrostomum is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyprinion.

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  • doctor fish — 1) any of a series of unrelated fish species that are supposedly helpful to other fishes, e.g. tench (Tinca tinca, Cyprinidae) slime is said to cure wounds; Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomum (Cyprinidae) in Turkish hot springs in the Kangal… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • ichthyotherapy — the use of fish to treat illness, e.g. certain members of the family Cyprinidae such as Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomum living in hot springs near Sivas, Turkey nibble at skin lesions and are said to cure psoriasis. Probably exposure to UV… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • kangal fish — Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomum (Cyprinidae) in Turkish hot springs in the Kangal area which clean dead skin fragments from humans with psoriasis. Also called doctor fish and nibble fish …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • nibble fish — Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomum (Cyprinidae) in Turkish hot springs in the Kangal area which clean dead skin fragments from humans with psoriasis. Also called doctor fish and kangal fish …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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