''Aphyocypris'' is a genus of freshwater

ray-finned fishes Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class (biology), class of Osteichthyes, bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built ...

belonging to the

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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

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Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus: * ''

Aphyocypris amnis ''Aphyocypris'' is a genus of freshwater Actinopterygii, ray-finned fishes belonging to the Family (biology), family Xenocyprididae. This genus has eight valid species, all of which are restricted to East Asia. Species These are the currently r ...

'' T. Y. Liao, S. O. Kullander & H. D. Lin, 2011 * '' Aphyocypris arcus'' ( S. Y. Lin, 1931) (Yaoshan carp) * ''

Aphyocypris chinensis ''Aphyocypris chinensis'', the Chinese bleak, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. This species is found in southern Japan, the Korean Peninsula and the Pearl ...

'' Günther, 1868 (Chinese bleak) * ''

Aphyocypris kikuchii ''Aphyocypris kikuchii'' is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. It is endemic to Taiwan. It is a benthopelagic freshwater fish that grows to total length. ''Aph ...

'' ( Ōshima, 1919) * ''

Aphyocypris lini ''Aphyocypris lini'', the garnet minnow or Venus minnow, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. This species is endemic to China. It was first collected from Hong ...

'' ( S. H. Weitzman & L. L. Chan, 1966) (Garnet minnow) * ''

Aphyocypris moltrechti ''Aphyocypris moltrechti'', Moltrecht's minnow, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. This species is endemic to Taiwan. It was formerly considered to be the o ...

'' ( Regan, 1908) (Moltrecht's minnow) * ''

Aphyocypris normalis ''Aphyocypris normalis'' is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae Xenocyprididae, is a family of freshwater ray-finned fishes commonly called the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies with a natural distri ...

'' Nichols & C. H. Pope, 1927 * ''

Aphyocypris pulchrilineata ''Aphyocypris pulchrilineata'' is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. This species was originally described from a stream of the Chengjiang River at Chengjiang ...

'' Y. Zhu, Y. H. Zhao & K. Huang, 2013

References

Xenocyprididae Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Cyprinidae-stub