Cyprinidae

Cyprinidae are a family of freshwater fish.^[1] They are in the class Actinopterygii, and include more than 3000 different species.^[1] They have a maximum length of over 2.5 metres (8 feet 2 inches) but most types of cyprinidae are smaller than 5cm (2 inches).^[1]

Description

Cyprinids don't have a stomach, so they depend on their pharyngeal teeth to eat food. The largest of the family is the giant barb (Catlocarpio siamensis), but there are other large species like the golden mahseer and mangar. All species are oviparous and most do not keep an eye on their eggs.

This is a giant barb (*Catlocarpio siamensis*).

Classification

Acheilognathinae

Acanthorhodeus (Khanka spiny bitterling)
Acheilognathus (bitterlings)
Rhodeus (bitterlings)
Tanakia (bitterlings)

Alburninae

Alburnoides
Alburnus (bleaks and shemayas)
Aspiolucius (pike asp)
Metzia

Barbinae

Acrossocheilus
Anchicyclocheilus
Aulopyge (Dalmatian barbelgudgeon)
Balantiocheilos
Barbus (typical barbels and barbs)
Carasobarbus
Clypeobarbus
Dawkinsia
Desmopuntius
Diptychus
Haludaria
†Hsianwenia
Kalimantania
Luciobarbus
Mesopotamichthys
Neobarynotus
Oliotius
Oreichthys
Pethia
Puntigrus
Puntius (spotted barbs)
Sahyadria
Schizopyge (snowtrouts)
Schizothorax (snowtrouts)
Sinocyclocheilus (golden-line fish)
Striuntius
Systomus

Cultrinae

Anabarilius
Chanodichthys
Culter (culters)
Cultrichthys
Hainania
Hemiculter (sharpbellies)
Ischikauia
Megalobrama
Parabramis (white Amur bream)
Paralaubuca
Pseudohemiculter
Pseudolaubuca
Sinibrama
Toxabramis

Cyprininae

Barboides
Barbonymus (tinfoil barbs)
Capoeta (khramulyas)
Carassioides
Carassius (Crucian carps and goldfish)
Cyprinus (carps)
Eechathalakenda
Gymnocypris
Paracapoeta

Danioninae

Amblypharyngodon (carplets)
Aspidoparia
Barilius
Betadevario
Boraras (rasboras)
Cabdio
Chelaethiops
Chela
Danio (danios)
Danionella
Devario
Esomus (flying barbs)
Engraulicypris
Fangfangia
Horadandia
Inlecypris
Laubuka
Leptocypris
Luciosoma
Malayochela
Microdevario
Microrasbora
Nematabramis
Neobola
Opsaridium
Opsarius
Paedocypris
Pectenocypris
Raiamas
Rasbora
Rasboroides
Rasbosoma (dwarf scissortail rasbora)
Rastrineobola (silver cyprinid)
Salmostoma (razorbelly minnows)
Securicula
Sundadanio
Trigonopoma
Trigonostigma

Leuciscinae

Abramis (common bream)
Acanthobrama (bleaks)
Achondrostoma
Anaecypris
Acrocheilus (chiselmouth)
Agosia (longfin dace)
Algansea (Mexican chubs)
Aztecula (Aztec chub)
Ballerus (breams)
Blicca (silver bream)
Campostoma (stonerollers)
Chondrostoma (typical nases)
Chrosomus (typical daces)
Clinostomus (redside daces)
Codoma (ornate shiner)
Coreoleuciscus (Korean splendid dace)
Couesius (lake chub)
Cyprinella (satinfin shiners)
Delminichthys
Dionda (desert minnows)
Eremichthys (desert dace)
Ericymba (longjaw minnows)
Erimystax (slender chubs)
†Evarra (Mexican daces)
Exoglossum (cutlips minnows)
Gila (western chubs)
Hemitremia (flame chub)
Hesperoleucus (California roach)
Hybognathus (silvery minnows)
Hybopsis (bigeye chubs)
Iberochondrostoma
Iberocypris
Iotichthys (least chub)
Kottelatia
Ladigesocypris
Lavinia (hitch)
Lepidomeda (spinedaces)
Leucalburnus
Leucaspius (moderlieschen)
Leuciscus (Eurasian daces)
Leucos
Luxilus (highscale shiners)
Lythrurus (finescale shiners)
Macrhybopsis (blacktail chubs)
Margariscus (pearl daces)
Meda (pikedace)
Moapa (moapa dace)
Mylocheilus (peamouth)
Mylopharodon (hardhead)
Nocomis (hornyhead chubs)
Notemigonus (golden shiner)
Notropis (eastern shiners)
Opsopoeodus (pugnose minnow)
Oregonichthys (Oregon chubs)
Orthodon (Sacramento blackfish)
Pachychilon
Parachondrostoma
Pararhinichthys (cheat minnow)
Pelasgus
Pelecus (sabre carp)
Petroleuciscus (Ponto-Caspian chubs and daces)
Phenacobius (suckermouth minnows)
Phoxinellus
Phoxinus (Eurasian minnows and daces)
Pimephales (bluntnose minnows)
Plagopterus (woundfin)
Platygobio (flathead chub)
Pogonichthys (splittails)
Protochondrostoma (South European nase)
Pseudochondrostoma
Pseudophoxinus
Pteronotropis (flagfin shiners)
Ptychocheilus (pikeminnows)
Relictus (relict dace)
Rhinichthys (riffle daces, loach minnows) (including Tiaroga)
Rhynchocypris (Eurasian minnows)
Richardsonius (redside shiners)
Rutilus (roaches)
Sarmarutilus
Scardinius (rudds)
Semotilus (creek chubs)
Siphateles
Squalius (European chubs)
†Stypodon (stumptooth minnow)
Tampichthys
Telestes
Tribolodon
Tropidophoxinellus
Vimba (Vimbas)
Yuriria

Squaliobarbinae

Xenocyprinae

Distoechodon
Hypophthalmichthys (bighead carps)
Plagiognathops
Pseudobrama
Xenocypris

Human relationships

Usage in aquariums

Cyprinids are used in aquariums. There are various examples – the goldfish, Bala shark, rasboras, koi, and others. Aquarists also use White Cloud Mountain minnows and zebrafish.

These fishes are very popular.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Family Cyprinidae - Minnows or carps". FishBase. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2019.

Other websites

Cyprinidae on GBIF

[FB-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Family Cyprinidae - Minnows or carps". FishBase. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2019.

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