Zacco (fish)

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 (Coarse fish).

Species
The following species are currently placed in the genus:
 * 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

Other species formerly placed here are now in Candidia, Nipponocypris, Opsariichthys and Parazacco.