Procypris
| Procypris | |
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| Procypris rabaudi in the Ocean Park Aquarium, Hong Kong | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
| Genus: | Procypris S. Y. Lin, 1933[1] |
| Type species | |
| Procypris merus Lin, 1933 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Paraprocypris Fang, 1936 | |
Procypris is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes.[1] The fishes in this genus are found in eastern Asia.[2]
Species
[edit]Procypris contains the following species:[3]
- Procypris mera S. Y. Lin, 1933 (Chinese ink carp)[4]
- Procypris rabaudi (T. L. Tchang, 1930) (Rock carp)
References
[edit]- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cyprininae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Procypris". FishBase. October 2024 version.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Procypris". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ↑ fishbase commonnames retrieved 1st March 2025
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