Hora white carp (''Cirrhinus macrops'') is a species of
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or h ...
in the genus ''
Cirrhinus
''Cirrhinus'' is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. Members of this genus are native to freshwater in South Asia, Indochina and southern China.Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.''Cirrhinus'' species list. FishBase. 2011 ...
'' from India. Some authorities regard it as a
synonym
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are al ...
of ''
Cirrhinus mrigala
''Cirrhinus mrigala'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Cirrhinus
''Cirrhinus'' is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. Members of this genus are native to freshwater in South Asia, Indochina and southe ...
''.
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Cirrhinus
Carp
Fish described in 1870
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