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Genus of fishes

Aphyocypris
Aphyocypris chinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Aphyocypris
Günther, 1868
Type species
Aphyocypris chinensis
Günther, 1868
Synonyms
  • Aphyocyprioides Tang, 1942
  • Caraspius Nichols, 1925
  • Fusania Jordan & Starks, 1905
  • Nicholsicypris Chu, 1935
  • Pararasbora Regan, 1908
  • Phoxiscus Ōshima 1919
  • Yaoshanicus Lin, 1931

Aphyocypris is a genus of cyprinid fishes consisting of eight species, all of which are restricted to East Asia.

Species

There are currently ten recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Aphyocypris". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. ^ Zhu, Y., Zhao, Y. & Huang, K. (2013): Aphyocypris pulchrilineata, a new miniature cyprinid species (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Guangxi, China. Ichthyological Research, Article first published online: 6 March 2013 DOI 10.1007/s10228-013-0338-y
  3. Liao, T.-Y., Kullander, S.O. & Lin, H.-D. (2011): Synonymization of Pararasbora, Yaoshanicus, and Nicholsicypris with Aphyocypris, and Description of a New Species of Aphyocypris from Taiwan (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zoological Studies, 50 (5): 657-664.
Taxon identifiers
Aphyocypris


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