Cyprinid

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iCyprinids

A harlequin rasbora

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae

Genera

(many, see text)

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)

[edit] 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- Danio (Brachydanio is no longer valid)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
- Pseudophoxinus Stymphalicus
- 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