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Rhynchocypris

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Rhynchocypris
Amur minnow (Rhynchocypris lagowskii)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Pseudaspininae
Genus: Rhynchocypris
Günther, 1889[1]
Type species
Rhynchocypris variegata
Günther, 1889[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Czekanowskiella Dybowski, 1916
  • Eupallasella Dybowski, 1916
  • Lagowskiella Dybowski, 1916
  • Moroco Jordan & Hubbs, 1925

Rhynchocypris is a genus of ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, true minnows and related fishes. These relatively small fishes are found in Eurasia.

Species

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Rhynchocypris contains the following valid species:[2]

Synonyms

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Rhynchocypris". FishBase. August 2011 version.
  1. 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Pseuaspininae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rhynchocypris". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 August 2026.