Cyprinidae

**Cyprinidae** are a family of freshwater fish. They are in the class Actinopterygii, and include more than 3000 different species. 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).

## 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.

### 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_
- <abbr>†</abbr>_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)
- <abbr>†</abbr>_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)
- <abbr>†</abbr>_Stypodon_ (stumptooth minnow)
- _Tampichthys_
- _Telestes_
- _Tribolodon_
- _Tropidophoxinellus_
- _Vimba_ (Vimbas)
- _Yuriria_

### Squaliobarbinae

- _Ctenopharyngodon_ (grass carp)
- _Mylopharyngodon_
- _Squaliobarbus_

### Xenocyprinae

- _Distoechodon_
- _Hypophthalmichthys_ (bighead carps)
- _Plagiognathops_
- _Pseudobrama_
- _Xenocypris_

### 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.

## Other websites

- Cyprinidae on GBIF