Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Actinopterygii > Order Cypriniformes

Cyprinidae

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Family group names

minnows and carps subjective synonym

Children

Abramis Cuvier, 1816
Alburnoides Jeiteless, 1861
Alburnus Rafinesque, 1820
Anaecypris Collares-Pereira, 1983
Aulopyge Heckel, 1841
Ballerus
Ballerus Heckel, 1843
Barbus Cuvier & Cloquet, 1816
Blicca Heckel, 1843
Carassius Nilsson, 1832
Chondrostoma Agassiz, 1832
Ctenopharyngodon Steindachner, 1866
Cyprinus Linnaeus, 1758
Eupallasella Dybowski, 1916
Gobio Cuvier, 1816
Hypophthalmichthys Bleeker, 1860
Ladigesocypris Karaman, 1972
Leucaspius Heckel & Kner, 1858
Leuciscus Cuvier, 1816
Pachychilon Steindachner, 1882
Parabramis Bleeker, 1865
Pelecus
Pelecus Agassiz, 1835
Petroleuciscus Bogutskaya, 2002
Phoxinellus Heckel, 1843
Phoxinus Rafinesque, 1820
Pimephales Rafinesque, 1820
Pseudophoxinus Bleeker, 1860
Pseudorasbora
Pseudorasbora Bleeker, 1860
Rhodeus Agassiz, 1832
Romanogobio Banarescu, 1961
Rutilus Rafinesque, 1820
Scardinius Bonaparte, 1837
Squalius
Squalius Bonaparte, 1837
Telestes Bonaparte, 1837
Tinca Cuvier, 1816
Tropidophoxinellus Stephanidis, 1974
Vimba
Vimba Fitzinger, 1873

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Bokmål (Norwegian): karpefamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 English: minnows or carps sources: Fishbase
 Norwegian: karpefamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: karpefamilien
 Norwegian Nynorsk: karpefamilien
 Nynorsk (Norwegian): karpefamilien sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Swedish: karpfiskar

Literature

basis of record

Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology.

Genbank

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External Links

GBIF
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Citation

WoRMS (2014). Cyprinidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154163

Dr Jorg Freyhof. Cyprinidae. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=12021

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment

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Importance

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GUID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154163
urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:12021

Last modified

2006-07-04 by Dr Jorg Freyhof & by Edward Vanden Berghe

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