''Mylopharyngodon'' is a genus of freshwater
ray-finned fishes belonging to the
family
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Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies.
There is one extant and one extinct species in this genus.
Species
''Mylopharyngodon'' has the following species classified within it:
* ''
Mylopharyngodon piceus''
( J. Richardson, 1846) (Black carp)
* ''
Mylopharyngodon wui''
P. Chen & Gloria Arratia, 2010
References
Xenocyprididae
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
Fish genera with one living species
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