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Cyprinid

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.)

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