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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae Minnows or carps
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Cyprinus

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24 species (see list below)

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Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 27 cm SL
Cyprinus acutidorsalis Wang, 1979

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Cyprinus acutidorsalis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 35 cm OT
 
Cyprinus barbatus
[]

Photo by Lovshin, L.

Asia
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Lovshin, L.
 
Cyprinus carpio
[Common carp]

Photo by Tang, J.-F.

Asia
Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
Cyprinus chilia Wu, Yang & Huang, 1963

Photo by Tang, J.-F.
 
Cyprinus chilia
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Cyprinus dai
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 24.5 cm SL
 
Cyprinus daliensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Cyprinus exophthalmus
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 22.2 cm SL
 
Cyprinus fuxianensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Cyprinus hieni
[]

Photo by Vidthayanon, C.

Asia

Cyprinus hyperdorsalis Nguyen, 1991

Photo by Vidthayanon, C.
 
Cyprinus hyperdorsalis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 30 cm NG
 
Cyprinus ilishaestomus
[]

Photo by WWF / Vidthayanon, C.

Asia

Cyprinus intha Annandale, 1918

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Cyprinus intha
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 35 cm OT
Cyprinus longipectoralis Chen & Huang, 1977

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Cyprinus longipectoralis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 17.7 cm SL
 
Cyprinus longzhouensis
[]

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Asia
Max. Length 24.2 cm SL
Cyprinus megalophthalmus Wu et al., 1963

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Cyprinus megalophthalmus
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Cyprinus melanes
[]

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Asia
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Cyprinus micristius Regan, 1906

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Cyprinus micristius
[]

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Asia
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Cyprinus multitaeniatus Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936

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Cyprinus multitaeniatus
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Cyprinus pellegrini Tchang, 1933

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Cyprinus pellegrini
[Barbless carp]
No picture found
Asia
 
Cyprinus qionghaiensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Cyprinus quidatensis
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 28 cm SL
Cyprinus rubrofuscus Lacepède, 1803

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Cyprinus rubrofuscus
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 13 cm NG
 
Cyprinus yilongensis
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 19.9 cm SL
Cyprinus yunnanensis Tchang, 1933

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Cyprinus yunnanensis
[]
24 Species of Family Cyprinidae with Genus Cyprinus
(Minnows or carps)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1979 Cyprinus acutidorsalis Asia 27 SL
1977 Cyprinus barbatus Asia 35 OT
1758 Cyprinus carpio Common carp Asia 120 TL
1963 Cyprinus chilia Asia 4.8 SL
1969 Cyprinus dai Asia
1977 Cyprinus daliensis Asia 24.5 SL
1978 Cyprinus exophthalmus Asia
1977 Cyprinus fuxianensis Asia 22.2 SL
2003 Cyprinus hieni Asia
1991 Cyprinus hyperdorsalis Asia
1977 Cyprinus ilishaestomus Asia 30 NG
1918 Cyprinus intha Asia
1977 Cyprinus longipectoralis Asia 35 OT
1977 Cyprinus longzhouensis Asia 17.7 SL
1963 Cyprinus megalophthalmus Asia 24.2 SL
1978 Cyprinus melanes Asia
1906 Cyprinus micristius Asia 20 TL
1936 Cyprinus multitaeniatus Asia 42 TL
1933 Cyprinus pellegrini Barbless carp Asia 30 TL
1981 Cyprinus qionghaiensis Asia
1999 Cyprinus quidatensis Asia
1803 Cyprinus rubrofuscus Asia 28 SL
1977 Cyprinus yilongensis Asia 13 NG
1933 Cyprinus yunnanensis Asia 19.9 SL



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