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Cyprinidae
Taxonomic Serial No.: 163342

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Family
	Synonym(s):	Rasbora urophthalma Ahl, 1922
	Common Name(s):	carps [English]
		minnows [English]
		carpas y carpitas [Spanish]
		carpes et ménés [French]
		carps and minnows [English]
		carpes [French]
		ménés [French]
		carpitas [Spanish]
		carpas [Spanish]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2005

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Actinopterygii – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées
	Class	Teleostei
	Superorder	Ostariophysi
	Order	Cypriniformes – cyprins, meuniers, minnows, suckers
	Superfamily	Cyprinoidea
	Family	Cyprinidae – carps, minnows, carpas y carpitas, carpes et ménés, carps and minnows, carpes, ménés, carpitas, carpas
		Direct Children:
	Genus	Aaptosyax Rainboth, 1991
	Genus	Abbottina Jordan and Fowler, 1903
	Genus	Acanthogobio Herzenstein, 1892
	Genus	Acanthorhodeus Bleeker, 1871
	Genus	Acapoeta Cockerell, 1910
	Genus	Acheilognathus Bleeker, 1860
	Genus	Acrossocheilus Oshima, 1919
	Genus	Albulichthys Bleeker, 1860
	Genus	Amblypharyngodon Bleeker, 1860
	Genus	Amblyrhynchichthys Bleeker, 1860
	Genus	Anabarilius Cockerell, 1923
	Genus	Ancherythroculter Yih and Wu, 1964
	Genus	Aphyocypris Günther, 1868
	Genus	Aspidoparia Heckel, 1847
	Genus	Aspiorhynchus Kessler, 1879
	Genus	Atrilinea Chu, 1935
	Genus	Aulopyge Heckel, 1841
	Genus	Balantiocheilos Bleeker, 1860
	Genus	Bangana Hamilton, 1822
	Genus	Barbichthys Bleeker, 1860
	Genus	Barbodes Bleeker, 1859
	Genus	Barboides Brüning, 1929
	Genus	Barbonymus Kottelat, 1999
	Genus	Barbopsis Di Caporiacco, 1926
	Genus	Barbus Cuvier and Cloquet, 1816
	Genus	Barilius Hamilton, 1822
	Genus	Belligobio Jordan and Hubbs, 1925
	Genus	Bengala Gray, 1833
	Genus	Biwia Jordan and Fowler, 1903
	Genus	Boraras Kottelat and Vidthayanon, 1993
	Genus	Caecobarbus Boulenger, 1921
	Genus	Caecocypris Banister and Bunni, 1980
	Genus	Candidia Jordan and Richardson, 1909
	Genus	Capoeta Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1842
	Genus	Carasobarbus Karaman, 1971
	Genus	Carassioides Oshima, 1926
	Genus	Carassius Nilsson, 1832 – Crucian carps
	Genus	Catlocarpio Boulenger, 1898
	Genus	Chagunius Smith, 1938
	Genus	Chanodichthys Bleeker, 1860
	Genus	Chela Hamilton, 1822
	Genus	Chelaethiops Boulenger, 1899
	Genus	Chuanchia Herzenstein, 1891
	Genus	Cirrhinus Oken, 1817
	Genus	Coptostomabarbus David and Poll, 1937
	Genus	Coreius Jordan and Starks, 1905
	Genus	Coreoleuciscus Mori, 1935
	Genus	Cosmochilus Sauvage, 1878
	Genus	Crossocheilus Kuhl and van Hasselt in van Hasselt, 1823
	Genus	Ctenopharyngodon Steindachner, 1866 – grass carps
	Genus	Culter Basilewsky, 1855
	Genus	Cultrichthys Smith, 1938
	Genus	Cyclocheilichthys Bleeker, 1859
	Genus	Cyprinion Heckel, 1843
	Genus	Cyprinus Linnaeus, 1758 – common carps
	Genus	Danio Hamilton, 1822
	Genus	Danionella Roberts, 1986
	Genus	Devario Heckel, 1843
	Genus	Diptychus Steindachner, 1866
	Genus	Discherodontus Rainboth, 1989
	Genus	Discocheilus Zhang, 1997
	Genus	Discogobio Lin, 1931
	Genus	Discolabeo Fowler, 1937
	Genus	Distoechodon Peters, 1881
	Genus	Eirmotus Schultz, 1959
	Genus	Elopichthys Bleeker, 1860
	Genus	Engraulicypris Günther, 1894
	Genus	Epalzeorhynchos Bleeker, 1855
	Genus	Esomus Swainson, 1839
	Genus	Garra Hamilton, 1822
	Genus	Gibelion Heckel, 1843
	Genus	Gnathopogon Bleeker, 1860
	Genus	Gobio Cuvier, 1816
	Genus	Gobiobotia Kreyenberg, 1911
	Genus	Gobiocypris Ye and Fu, 1983
	Genus	Gymnocypris Günther, 1868
	Genus	Gymnodanio Chen and He, 1992
	Genus	Gymnodiptychus Herzenstein, 1892
	Genus	Gymnostomus Heckel, 1843
	Genus	Hainania Koller, 1927
	Genus	Hampala Kuhl and van Hasselt in van Hasselt, 1823
	Genus	Hemibarbus Bleeker, 1860
	Genus	Hemiculter Bleeker, 1860
	Genus	Hemiculterella Warpachowski, 1887
	Genus	Hemigrammocapoeta Pellegrin, 1927
	Genus	Hemigrammocypris Fowler, 1910
	Genus	Henicorhynchus Smith, 1945
	Genus	Herzensteinia Chu, 1935
	Genus	Horadandia Deraniyagala, 1943
	Genus	Horalabiosa Silas, 1954
	Genus	Huigobio Fang, 1938
	Genus	Hypophthalmichthys Bleeker, 1860 – bighead carps
	Genus	Hypselobarbus Bleeker, 1860
	Genus	Hypsibarbus Rainboth, 1996
	Genus	Inlecypris Howes, 1980
	Genus	Iranocypris Bruun and Kaiser, 1944
	Genus	Ischikauia Jordan and Snyder, 1900
	Genus	Kalimantania Banarescu, 1980
	Genus	Kosswigobarbus Karaman, 1971
	Genus	Labeo Cuvier, 1816
	Genus	Labeobarbus Rüppell, 1835
	Genus	Labiobarbus van Hasselt, 1823
	Genus	Ladislavia Dybowski, 1869
	Genus	Laocypris Kottelat, 2000
	Genus	Lepidopygopsis Raj, 1941
	Genus	Leptobarbus Bleeker, 1860
	Genus	Leptocypris Boulenger, 1900
	Genus	Linichthys Zhang and Fang, 2005
	Genus	Lissochilus Weber and de Beaufort, 1916
	Genus	Lobocheilos Bleeker, 1853
	Genus	Longiculter Fowler, 1937
	Genus	Luciobrama Bleeker, 1870
	Genus	Luciocyprinus Vaillant, 1904
	Genus	Luciosoma Bleeker, 1855
	Genus	Macrochirichthys Bleeker, 1860
	Genus	Megalobrama Dybowski, 1872
	Genus	Mekongina Fowler, 1937
	Genus	Mesobola Howes, 1984
	Genus	Mesogobio Banarescu and Nalbant, 1973
	Genus	Mesopotamichthys Karaman, 1971
	Genus	Metzia Jordan and Thompson, 1914
	Genus	Microphysogobio Mori, 1934
	Genus	Microrasbora Annandale, 1918
	Genus	Mylopharyngodon Peters, 1881
	Genus	Mystacoleucus Günther, 1868
	Genus	Naziritor Mirza and Javed, 1985
	Genus	Nematabramis Boulenger, 1894
	Genus	Neobarynotus Banarescu, 1980
	Genus	Neobola Vinciguerra, 1895
	Genus	Neolissochilus Rainboth, 1985
	Genus	Nicholsicypris Chu, 1935
	Genus	Ochetobius Günther, 1868
	Genus	Onychostoma Günther, 1896
	Genus	Opsaridium Peters, 1854
	Genus	Opsariichthys Bleeker, 1863
	Genus	Opsarius McClelland, 1839
	Genus	Oreichthys Smith, 1933
	Genus	Osteobrama Heckel, 1843
	Genus	Osteochilichthys Hora, 1942
	Genus	Osteochilus Günther, 1868
	Genus	Oxygaster van Hasselt, 1823
	Genus	Oxygymnocypris Tsao, 1964
	Genus	Parabramis Bleeker, 1865
	Genus	Paracanthobrama Bleeker, 1865
	Genus	Parachela Steindachner, 1881
	Genus	Paracrossochilus Popta, 1904
	Genus	Paralaubuca Bleeker, 1865
	Genus	Paraleucogobio Berg, 1907
	Genus	Parapsilorhynchus Hora, 1921
	Genus	Parasikukia Doi, 2000
	Genus	Parasinilabeo Wu, 1939
	Genus	Paraspinibarbus Chu and Kottelat, 1989
	Genus	Parasqualidus Doi, 2000
	Genus	Parazacco Chen, 1982
	Genus	Pectenocypris Kottelat, 1982
	Genus	Percocypris Chu, 1935
	Genus	Phreatichthys Vinciguerra, 1924
	Genus	Placocheilus Wu in Wu, Lin, Chen, Chen and He, 1977
	Genus	Plagiognathops Berg, 1907
	Genus	Platypharodon Herzenstein, 1891
	Genus	Platysmacheilus Lu, Luo and Chen, 1977
	Genus	Pogobrama Luo, 1995
	Genus	Poropuntius Smith, 1931
	Genus	Probarbus Sauvage, 1880
	Genus	Procypris Lin, 1933
	Genus	Prolabeo Norman, 1932
	Genus	Prolabeops Schultz, 1941
	Genus	Pseudobarbus Smith, 1841
	Genus	Pseudobrama Bleeker, 1870
	Genus	Pseudogobio Bleeker, 1860
	Genus	Pseudohemiculter Nichols and Pope, 1927
	Genus	Pseudolaubuca Bleeker, 1865
	Genus	Pseudopungtungia Mori, 1935
	Genus	Pseudorasbora Bleeker, 1860
	Genus	Ptychidio Myers, 1930
	Genus	Ptychobarbus Steindachner, 1866
	Genus	Pungtungia Herzenstein, 1892
	Genus	Puntioplites Smith, 1929
	Genus	Puntius Hamilton, 1822 – spotted barbs
	Genus	Qianlabeo Zhang and Chen, 2004
	Genus	Raiamas Jordan, 1919
	Genus	Rasbora Bleeker, 1859
	Genus	Rasborichthys Bleeker, 1860
	Genus	Rasborinus Oshima, 1920
	Genus	Rastrineobola Fowler, 1936
	Genus	Rectoris Lin, 1935
	Genus	Rhinogobio Bleeker, 1870
	Genus	Rhodeus Agassiz, 1832 – bitterling
	Genus	Rohtee Sykes, 1839
	Genus	Rohteichthys Bleeker, 1860
	Genus	Romanogobio Banarescu, 1961
	Genus	Rostrogobio Taranetz, 1937
	Genus	Salmostoma Swainson, 1839
	Genus	Sanagia Holly, 1926
	Genus	Sarcocheilichthys Bleeker, 1860
	Genus	Saurogobio Bleeker, 1870
	Genus	Sawbwa Annandale, 1918
	Genus	Scaphiodonichthys Vinciguerra, 1890
	Genus	Scaphognathops Smith, 1945
	Genus	Schismatorhynchos Bleeker, 1855
	Genus	Schizocypris Regan, 1914
	Genus	Schizopyge Heckel, 1847
	Genus	Schizopygopsis Steindachner, 1866
	Genus	Schizothorax Heckel, 1838
	Genus	Securicula Günther, 1868
	Genus	Semilabeo Peters, 1881
	Genus	Semiplotus Bleeker, 1860
	Genus	Sikukia Smith, 1931
	Genus	Sinibrama Wu, 1939
	Genus	Sinilabeo Rendahl, 1932
	Genus	Sinocrossocheilus Wu in Wu, Lin, Chen, Chen and He, 1977
	Genus	Sinocyclocheilus Fang, 1936
	Genus	Spinibarbus Oshima, 1919
	Genus	Squalidus Dybowski, 1872
	Genus	Squaliobarbus Günther, 1868
	Genus	Sundadanio Kottelat and Witte, 1999
	Genus	Tanakia Jordan and Thompson, 1914
	Genus	Tanichthys Lin, 1932
	Genus	Thryssocypris Roberts and Kottelat, 1984
	Genus	Thynnichthys Bleeker, 1860
	Genus	Tinca Cuvier, 1816 – tenches
	Genus	Tor Gray, 1834
	Genus	Toxabramis Günther, 1873
	Genus	Trigonostigma Kottelat and Witte, 1999
	Genus	Troglocyclocheilus Kottelat and Bréhier, 1999
	Genus	Typhlobarbus Chu and Chen, 1982
	Genus	Typhlogarra Trewavas, 1955
	Genus	Varicorhinus Rüppell, 1835
	Genus	Xenobarbus Norman, 1923
	Genus	Xenocyprioides Chen, 1982
	Genus	Xenocypris Günther, 1868
	Genus	Xenophysogobio Chen and Cao, 1977
	Genus	Yaoshanicus Lin, 1931
	Genus	Zacco Jordan and Evermann, 1902

	Family	Cyprinidae incertae sedis
		Children with Uncertain Position:
	Species	Barbodes baoulan Herre, 1926
	Species	Barbodes clemensi Herre, 1924
	Species	Barbodes palata Herre, 1924
	Species	Barbodes tras Herre, 1926

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:	Wayne C. Starnes
	Notes:	Research Curator of Fishes, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Research Laboratory, 4301 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA
	Reference for:	Cyprinidae

	Other Source(s):
	Source:	ITIS*^ca, website (version 2002)
	Acquired:	2003
	Notes:
	Reference for:	carpes[French], ménés [French]

	Source:	Catalog of Fishes, 08-Apr-2005, website (version 05-Apr-05)
	Acquired:	2005
	Notes:	http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
	Reference for:	Cyprinidae

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Cyprinidae

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
	Publication Date:	2003
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
	Page(s):
	Publisher:
	Publication Place:
	ISBN/ISSN:
	Notes:	As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998
	Reference for:	Cyprinidae

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Nelson, Joseph S.
	Publication Date:	1994
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Fishes of the World, Third Edition
	Page(s):	xvii + 600
	Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons
	Publication Place:	New York, New York, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-471-54713-1
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Cyprinidae

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds.
	Publication Date:	2004
	Article/Chapter Title:	Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29
	Page(s):	ix + 386
	Publisher:	American Fisheries Society
	Publication Place:	Bethesda, Maryland, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	1-888569-61-1, 0097-0638
	Notes:	Full author list: Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, Lloyd T. Findley, Carter R. Gilbert, Robert N. Lea, and James D. Williams
	Reference for:	Cyprinidae, carpas y carpitas [Spanish], carpes [French], carpes et ménés [French], carps and minnows [English]

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.
	Publication Date:	1980
	Article/Chapter Title:	A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12
	Page(s):	174
	Publisher:	American Fisheries Society
	Publication Place:	Bethesda, Maryland, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Cyprinidae, carps [English]

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.
	Publication Date:	1991
	Article/Chapter Title:	Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20
	Page(s):	183
	Publisher:	American Fisheries Society
	Publication Place:	Bethesda, Maryland, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-913235-70-9, 0097-0638
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Cyprinidae, carps [English]

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.
	Publication Date:	1991
	Article/Chapter Title:	World Fishes Important to North Americans Exclusive of Species from the Continental Waters of the United States and Canada
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 21
	Page(s):	243
	Publisher:	American Fisheries Society
	Publication Place:	Bethesda, Maryland, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-913235-54-7, 0097-0638
	Notes:	0-913124-54-7 (cloth)
	Reference for:	Cyprinidae, carps [English]

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Shiino, Sueo M.
	Publication Date:	1976
	Article/Chapter Title:	List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4
	Page(s):	262
	Publisher:	Shima Marineland
	Publication Place:	Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan
	ISBN/ISSN:	0385-1109
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Cyprinidae, carps [English]

Geographic Information


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Comments


	Comment:

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