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.
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## 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*

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### Cultrinae 
* *Anabarilius*
* *Chanodichthys*
* *Culter* (culters)
* *Cultrichthys*
* *Hainania*
* *Hemiculter* (sharpbellies)
* *Ischikauia*
* *Megalobrama*
* *Parabramis* (white Amur bream)
* *Paralaubuca*
* *Pseudohemiculter*
* *Pseudolaubuca*
* *Sinibrama*
* *Toxabramis*
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### 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*
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### 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 
* *Ctenopharyngodon* (grass carp)
* *Mylopharyngodon*
* *Squaliobarbus*

### Xenocyprinae 
* *Distoechodon*
* *Hypophthalmichthys* (bighead carps)
* *Plagiognathops*
* *Pseudobrama*
* *Xenocypris*

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## 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
## Other websites 
* Cyprinidae on GBIF