''Aphyocypris'' is a genus of freshwater
ray-finned fishes belonging to the
family
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Xenocyprididae
Xenocyprididae, is a family of freshwater ray-finned fishes commonly called the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies with a natural distribution in Asia. This taxon, sometimes spelt Xenocypridae, was previously regarded to be a subfamily, Xenocypri ...
. This genus has eight valid species, all of which are restricted to
East Asia
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.
Species
These are the currently recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Aphyocypris amnis''
T. Y. Liao, S. O. Kullander & H. D. Lin, 2011
* ''
Aphyocypris arcus''
( S. Y. Lin, 1931) (Yaoshan carp)
* ''
Aphyocypris chinensis''
Günther, 1868 (Chinese bleak)
* ''
Aphyocypris kikuchii''
( Ōshima, 1919)
* ''
Aphyocypris lini''
( S. H. Weitzman & L. L. Chan, 1966) (Garnet minnow)
* ''
Aphyocypris moltrechti''
( Regan, 1908) (Moltrecht's minnow)
* ''
Aphyocypris normalis''
Nichols & C. H. Pope, 1927
* ''
Aphyocypris pulchrilineata''
Y. Zhu, Y. H. Zhao & K. Huang, 2013
References
Xenocyprididae
Taxa named by Albert Günther
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