Cyprinid (original) (raw)
| Cyprinids |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Superclass:Osteichthyes Class:Actinopterygii Order:Cypriniformes Family:Cyprinidae |
| Genera Acheilognathinae (bitterling-like cyprinids) Acanthorhodeus Acheilognathus Paracheilognathus Rhodeus Tanakia Alburninae Acanthalburnus Alburnoides Alburnus Chalcalburnus Hemiculter Pseudolaubuca Cultrinae Culter Ischikauia Megalobrama Parabramis Sinibrama Cyprininae Acrossocheilus Aulopyge Barbodes Barbus Capoeta Carassius Catla Cirrhinus Ctenopharyngodon Cyclocheilichthys Cyprinion Cyprinus (common carp) Epalzeorhynchos Garra Gymnocypris Kosswigobarbus Labeo Morulius Mylopharyngodon Osteobrama Pseudobarbus Puntius Salmostoma Sawbwa Schizothorax Squaliobarbus Tor (mahseers) Varicorhinus Gobioninae Abbottina Biwia Coreius Gobio (gudgeons) Gobiobotia Hemibarbus Pseudogobio Pungtungia Rhinogobio Sarcocheilichthys Saurogobio Squalidus Xenophysogobio Leuciscinae Aaptosyax Abramis Acrocheilus Anaecypris Aspius Blicca Campostoma Chondrostoma Couesius Cyprinella Distoechodon Eremichthys Ericymba Erimystax Exoglossum Gila Hesperoleucus Hybognathus Hybopsis Hypophthalmichthys Ladigesocypris Lavinia Lepidomeda Leucaspius Leuciscus Luxilus Lythrurus Macrhybopsis Margariscus Mylocheilus Nocomis Notemigonus Notropis Ochetobius Opsopoeodus Orthodon Phenacobius Phoxinellus Phoxinus Pimephales Platygobio Pogonichthys Pseudophoxinus Pteronotropis Ptychocheilus Relictus Rhinichthys Rhynchocypris Richardsonius Rutilus Scardinius Semotilus Siphateles Snyderichthys (leatherside chub) Tribolodon Tropidophoxinellus Vimba Xenocypris Rasborinae Amblypharyngodon Aphyocypris Barilius Danio Opsariichthys Pseudorasbora Raiamas Rasbora Tanichthys Zacco Unclassified Acanthobrama Aristichthys Clinostomus Discogobio Gobiocypris Hemigrammocypris Hemitremia Iberocypris Meda Moapa Mylopharodon Mystacoleucus Oregonichthys Pachychilon Plagopterus Pseudobrama Rohtee Semilabeo Sinocyclocheilus Spinibarbichthys Spinibarbus Telestes Tiaroga Xenocyprioides Yaoshanicus |
The family Cyprinidae consists of the carps and minnows. It is the largest family of fresh-water fish, with over 2000 species in 210 genera. The family belongs to the order Cypriniformes. A great many familiar fish belong here:
- Barbs (Barbus spp., etc.)
- Carps (Cyprinus spp., etc.)
- Carassius auratus (goldfish)
- Cyprinus carpio (common carp, koi)
- Chubs (Gila spp., etc.)
- Danios (Brachydanio, Danio spp.)
- Brachydanio rerio (zebra danio)
- Rasboras (Rasbora spp.)