Cyprinid
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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.)
- Rasboras (Rasbora spp.)
- Roach (Rutilus spp.)
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
References
- "Cyprinidae." ITIS Standard Report. (Integrated Taxonomic Information System: National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., 2004-04-28). ITIS 163342