Cyprinid
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The family Cyprinidae, named after the Greek word for goldfish, consists of the carps and minnows. It is the largest family of fresh-water fish, with over 2000 species of cyprinids in over 200 genera. The family belongs to the order Cypriniformes. 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) while many species are smaller than 5 cm (2 in). 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.
A great many familiar fish belong here:
- Barbel, (Barbus spp.)
- Barbs (Barbus, Puntius, Barbonymus spp., etc.)
- Balantiocheilus melanopterus ("Bala shark")
- Carps (Cyprinus spp., etc.)
- Carassius carassius (crucian carp)
- Carassius auratus (goldfish)
- Cyprinus carpio (common carp, koi)
- Chubs (Gila spp., etc.)
- Danionins (Danio Devario spp. etc.)
- Rasboras (Boraras, Rasbora, Trigonostigma spp.)
- Roach (Rutilus spp.)
- Dace (various Leuciscus, Rhinichthys, etc)
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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)
- Acanthorhodeus (bitterlings)
- Acheilognathus
- Paracheilognathus
- Rhodeus
- Tanakia
- Alburninae
- Acanthalburnus
- Alburnoides
- Alburnus
- Chalcalburnus
- Hemiculter
- Pseudolaubuca
- Cultrinae
- Culter
- Cyprinella (satinfin shiners)
- Ischikauia
- Megalobrama
- Parabramis
- Sinibrama
- Cyprininae
- Acrossocheilus
- Aulopyge
- Barbodes
- Barbonymus
- Barbus
- Capoeta
- Carassius (crucian carps)
- Catla
- Cirrhinus
- Ctenopharyngodon (grass carps)
- Cyclocheilichthys
- Cyprinion
- Cyprinus (common carps)
- Epalzeorhynchos
- Garra
- Gymnocypris
- Kosswigobarbus
- Labeo
- Morulius
- Mylopharyngodon
- Osteobrama
- Pseudobarbus
- Puntius (spotted barbs)
- Salmostoma
- Sawbwa
- Schizothorax
- Squaliobarbus
- Tor (mahseers)
- Varicorhinus
- Danioninae
- Chela
- Danio (Brachydanio is no longer valid)
- Danionella
- Devario
- Esomus
- Inlecypris
- Microrasbora
- Parachela
- Sundadanio
- Gobioninae
- Abbottina
- Biwia
- Coreius
- Gobio (gudgeons)
- Gobiobotia
- Hemibarbus
- Pseudogobio
- Pungtungia
- Rhinogobio
- Sarcocheilichthys
- Saurogobio
- Squalidus
- Xenophysogobio
- Leuciscinae
- Aaptosyax
- Abramis
- Acrocheilus (chiselmouths)
- Anaecypris
- Aspius
- Blicca
- Campostoma (stonerollers)
- Chondrostoma
- Couesius (lake chubs)
- Cyprinella
- Distoechodon
- Eremichthys (desert daces)
- Ericymba (silverjaw minnows)
- Erimystax (slender chubs)
- Exoglossum (cutlips minnows)
- Gila (including Siphateles) (western chubs)
- Hesperoleucus (California roaches)
- Hybognathus (silvery minnows)
- Hybopsis (bigeye chubs)
- Hypophthalmichthys (bighead carps)
- Ladigesocypris
- Lavinia (hitches)
- Lepidomeda (spinedaces)
- Leucaspius
- Leuciscus (European daces)
- Luxilus (highscale shiners)
- Lythrurus (finescale shiners)
- Macrhybopsis (blacktail chubs)
- Margariscus (pearl daces)
- Mylocheilus (peamouths)
- Nocomis (hornyhead chubs)
- Notemigonus (golden shiners)
- Notropis (eastern shiners)
- Ochetobius
- Opsopoeodus (pugnose minnows)
- Orthodon (Sacramento blackfishes)
- Phenacobius (suckermouth minnows)
- Phoxinellus
- Phoxinus (redbelly daces)
- Pimephales (bluntnose minnows)
- Platygobio (flathead chubs)
- Pogonichthys (splittails)
- Pseudophoxinus
- Pteronotropis (flagfin shiners)
- Ptychocheilus (pikeminnows)
- Relictus (relict daces)
- Rhinichthys (riffle daces)
- Rhynchocypris
- Richardsonius (redside shiners)
- Rutilus
- Scardinius (rudds)
- Semotilus (creek chubs)
- Snyderichthys (leatherside chub)
- Tribolodon
- Tropidophoxinellus
- Vimba
- Xenocypris
- Rasborinae
- Amblypharyngodon
- Aphyocypris
- Barilius
- Boraras
- Opsariichthys
- Oxygaster
- Pseudorasbora
- Raiamas
- Rasbora
- Tanichthys
- Trigonostigma
- Zacco
- Unclassified
- Acanthobrama
- Aristichthys
- Clinostomus (redside daces)
- Discogobio
- Dionda (desert minnows)
- Gobiocypris
- Hemigrammocypris
- Hemitremia (flame chub)
- Iberocypris
- Meda (spikedaces)
- Moapa (moapa daces)
- Mylopharodon (hardheads)
- Mystacoleucus
- Oregonichthys (Oregon chubs)
- Pachychilon
- Plagopterus (woundfins)
- Pseudobrama
- Rohtee
- Semilabeo
- Sinocyclocheilus
- Spinibarbichthys
- Spinibarbus
- Telestes
- Tiaroga
- Xenocyprioides
- Yaoshanicus
References
- Cyprinidae (TSN 163342). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 28 April 2004.
- "Cyprinidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. September 2004 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2004.
- Myers, P.; R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Retrieved on 2006-05-27.
External links
- Cyprinella leedsi Photo and Information at MBL Aquaculture
- Pimephales promelas, Fathead Minnow, Photo and Information at MBL Aquaculture
Categories
Fish of North America | Fish of Asia | Fish of Europe | Fish of Africa | Cyprinidae