CYPRINID

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The family 'Cyprinidae', named after the Greek word ''Kypris'', another name for Aphrodite, consists of the carps and some of the fish known as minnows.^[1]

Contents

Characteristics

Economic significance

Taxonomy

Genera

References

External links

Characteristics

The fish in this family originate from North America, Africa, and Eurasia. The largest fish in this family is the Giant Barb (''Catlocarpio siamensis''), which may grow up to 3 m (10 ft). The largest North American species is ''Ptychocheilus lucius''. On the other hand, many species are smaller than 5 cm (2 in); the smallest freshwater fish is, in fact, a cypriniform, ''Danionella translucida'', reaching 12 mm at the longest.^[2] All fish in this family are egg-layers and the breeding habits of most is one of non-guarding of the eggs, however, there are a few species that build nests and/or guard the eggs.

Economic significance

Cyprinids are highly important food fish; they are fished and farmed across Eurasia. In land-locked countries in particular, cyprinids are often the major species of fish eaten, although the prevalence of inexpensive frozen fish products made this less important now than it was in earlier times. Nonetheless, in certain places they remain popular for food as well as recreational fishing, and have been deliberately stocked in ponds and lakes for centuries for this reason.^[3]
Several cyprinids have been quite introduced to waters outside their natural range to provide food, sport, or biological control for some pest species. The common carp and the grass carp are the most important of these, for example in Florida.^[4][5] In some cases, these have become invasive species that compete with native fishes or disrupt the environment, carp in particular can stir up the riverbed reducing the clarity of the water making it difficult for plants to grow.^[6]
Numerous cyprinids have become important in the aquarium hobby, most famously the goldfish, which was first imported into Europe around 1728 but was cultivated by the Chinese well before then.^[7] Other popular cyprinids kept in aquarium include the barbs, danios and rasboras.
The zebra danio or zebrafish (''Danio rerio'') is the standard research animal for studying developmental genetics.^[8]

Taxonomy

It is the largest family of fresh-water fish, with about 2,420 species of 'cyprinids' in about 220 genera. The family belongs to the order Cypriniformes.

Genera

The bold black text indicates which subfamily the listed genera belong to. There is debate as to how many subfamilies exist in this family and to which subfamily certain genera belong to.

★ 'Acheilognathinae' (bitterling-like cyprinids)

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★ ''Acanthorhodeus'' (bitterlings)

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★ ''Acheilognathus''

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★ ''Rhodeus''

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★ ''Tanakia''

★ 'Barbinae'

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★ ''Barbus''

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★ ''Diptychus''

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★ ''Pseudobarbus''

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★ ''Puntius'' (spotted barbs)

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★ ''Schizothorax''

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★ ''Sinocyclocheilus''

★ 'Cultrinae'

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★ ''Chanodichthys''

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★ ''Culter''

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★ ''Erythroculter''

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★ ''Hemiculter''

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★ ''Ischikauia''

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★ ''Megalobrama''

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★ ''Parabramis''

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★ ''Sinibrama''

★ 'Cyprininae'

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★ ''Aulopyge''

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★ ''Barbodes''

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★ ''Barbonymus''

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★ ''Carassius'' (crucian carps)

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★ ''Cyprinus'' (common carps)

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★ ''Kosswigobarbus''

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★ ''Osteobrama''

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★ ''Salmostoma''

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★ ''Sawbwa''

★ 'Danioninae'

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★ ''Chela''

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★ ''Danio'' (''Brachydanio'' is no longer valid)

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★ ''Danionella''

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★ ''Devario''

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★ ''Esomus''

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★ ''Inlecypris''

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★ ''Microrasbora''

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★ ''Parachela''

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★ ''Sundadanio''

★ 'Gobioninae'

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★ ''Abbottina''

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★ ''Biwia''

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★ ''Coreius''

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★ ''Gnathopogon''

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★ ''Gobio'' (gudgeons)

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★ ''Gobiobotia''

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★ ''Hemibarbus''

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★ ''Microphysogobio''

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★ ''Pseudogobio''

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★ ''Pseudorasbora''

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★ ''Pungtungia''

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★ ''Rhinogobio''

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★ ''Romanogobio''

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★ ''Sarcocheilichthys''

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★ ''Saurogobio''

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★ ''Squalidus''

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★ ''Xenophysogobio''

★ 'Labeoninae'

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★ ''Labeo''

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★ ''Longanalus''

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★ ''Osteochilus''

★ 'Leuciscinae'

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★ ''Aaptosyax''

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★ ''Abramis'' (breams)

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★ ''Achondrostoma''

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★ ''Acrocheilus'' (chiselmouths)

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★ ''Agosia''

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★ ''Alburnoides''

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★ ''Alburnus'' (bleaks)

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★ ''Algansea''

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★ ''Anaecypris''

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★ ''Aspius''

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★ ''Aztecula''

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★ ''Blicca''

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★ ''Campostoma'' (stonerollers)

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★ ''Chalcalburnus''

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★ ''Chondrostoma'' (nases)

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★ ''Clinostomus'' (redside daces)

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★ ''Couesius'' (lake chubs)

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★ ''Cyprinella'' (satinfin shiners)

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★ ''Dionda'' (desert minnows)

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★ ''Distoechodon''

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★ ''Elopichthys''

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★ ''Eremichthys'' (desert daces)

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★ ''Ericymba'' (silverjaw minnows)

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★ ''Erimonax''

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★ ''Erimystax'' (slender chubs)

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★ ''Eupallasella''

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★ ''Exoglossum'' (cutlips minnows)

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★ ''Gila'' - includes ''Siphateles'' (western chubs)

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★ ''Hemitremia'' (flame chub)

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★ ''Hesperoleucus'' (California roaches)

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★ ''Hybognathus'' (silvery minnows)

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★ ''Hybopsis'' (bigeye chubs)

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★ ''Hypophthalmichthys'' (bighead carps)

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★ ''Iberochondrostoma''

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★ ''Iotichthys''

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★ ''Ladigesocypris''

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★ ''Lavinia'' (hitches)

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★ ''Lepidomeda'' (spinedaces)

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★ ''Leucaspius''

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★ ''Leuciscus'' (European daces)

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★ ''Luciobrama''

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★ ''Luciocyprinus''

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★ ''Luxilus'' (highscale shiners)

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★ ''Lythrurus'' (finescale shiners)

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★ ''Macrhybopsis'' (blacktail chubs)

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★ ''Margariscus'' (pearl daces)

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★ ''Meda'' (spikedaces)

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★ ''Moapa'' (moapa daces)

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★ ''Mylocheilus'' (peamouths)

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★ ''Mylopharodon'' (hardheads)

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★ ''Nocomis'' (hornyhead chubs)

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★ ''Notemigonus'' (golden shiners)

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★ ''Notropis'' (eastern shiners)

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★ ''Ochetobius''

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★ ''Opsopoeodus'' (pugnose minnows)

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★ ''Oregonichthys'' (Oregon chubs)

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★ ''Oreoleuciscus''

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★ ''Orthodon'' (Sacramento blackfishes)

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★ ''Parachondrostoma''

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★ ''Pelecus''

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★ ''Phenacobius'' (suckermouth minnows)

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★ ''Phoxinellus''

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★ ''Phoxinus'' (redbelly daces)

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★ ''Pimephales'' (bluntnose minnows)

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★ ''Plagopterus'' (woundfins)

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★ ''Platygobio'' (flathead chubs)

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★ ''Pogonichthys'' (splittails)

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★ ''Protochondrostoma''

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★ ''Pseudochondrostoma''

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★ ''Pseudophoxinus''

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★ ''Pteronotropis'' (flagfin shiners)

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★ ''Ptychocheilus'' (pikeminnows)

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★ ''Relictus'' (relict daces)

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★ ''Rhinichthys'' - includes ''Tiaroga'' (riffle daces)

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★ ''Rhynchocypris''

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★ ''Richardsonius'' (redside shiners)

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★ ''Rutilus'' (roaches)

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★ ''Scardinius'' (rudds)

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★ ''Semotilus'' (creek chubs)

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★ ''Snyderichthys'' (leatherside chub)

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★ ''Tribolodon''

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★ ''Tropidophoxinellus''

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★ ''Vimba''

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★ ''Yuriria''

★ 'Rasborinae'

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★ ''Amblypharyngodon''

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★ ''Aphyocypris''

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★ ''Barilius''

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★ ''Opsariichthys''

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★ ''Oxygaster''

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★ ''Raiamas''

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★ ''Rasbora''

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★ ''Tanichthys''

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★ ''Trigonostigma''

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★ ''Zacco''

★ 'Squaliobarbinae'

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★ ''Ctenopharyngodon'' (grass carps)

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★ ''Mylopharyngodon''

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★ ''Squaliobarbus''

★ 'Tincinae'

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★ ''Tinca''

★ 'Xenocyprinae'

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★ ''Aristichthys''

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★ ''Hypophthalmichthys''

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★ ''Xenocypris''

★ 'Incertae sedis (Unclassified)'

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★ ''Acanthalburnus''

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★ ''Acanthobrama''

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★ ''Acrossocheilus''

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★ ''Balantiocheilos''

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★ ''Bangana''

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★ ''Boraras''

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★ ''Capoeta''

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★ ''Catlocarpio''

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★ ''Cirrhinus''

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★ ''Crossocheilus''

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★ ''Cyclocheilichthys''

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★ ''Cyprinion''

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★ ''Discogobio''

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★ ''Epalzeorhynchos''

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★ ''Garra''

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★ ''Gibelion''

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★ ''Gobiocypris''

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★ ''Gymnocypris''

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★ ''Hampala''

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★ ''Hemigrammocypris''

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★ ''Iberocypris''

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★ ''Mystacoleucus''

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★ ''Oreinus''

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★ ''Pachychilon''

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★ ''Paracheilognathus''

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★ ''Phreatichthys''

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★ ''Poropuntius''

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★ ''Pseudobrama''

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★ ''Pseudolaubuca''

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★ ''Rectoris''

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★ ''Rohtee''

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★ ''Semilabeo''

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★ ''Semiplotus''

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★ ''Spinibarbichthys''

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★ ''Spinibarbus''

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★ ''Telestes''

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★ ''Tiaroga''

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★ ''Tor'' (mahseers)

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★ ''Varicorhinus''

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★ ''Xenocyprioides''

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★ ''Yaoshanicus''

References

1. Nelson, Joseph S. (2006). ''Fishes of the World''. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0471250317
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3. A. F. Magri MacMahon (1946). ''Fishlore'', pp 149-152. Pelican Books.
4. Florida's Exotic Freshwater Fishes
5. Florida's Exotic Freshwater Fishes
6. Fact Sheet for Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus, 1758)
7. Riehl R. & Baensch H (1996) ''Aquarium Atlas Volume 1'' p. 410. Voyageur Press, ISBN 3-88244-050-3
8. Helfman G., Collette B., & Facey D. (1997). ''The Diversity of Fishes'' p. 228. Blackwell Publishing, ISBN 0-86542-256-7

External links

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★ The Animal Diversity Web (online) Myers, P.