Mylopharyngodon

Mylopharyngodon; Temporal range: Middle Miocene - Recent
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Xenocyprididae
Genus:	Mylopharyngodon ; W. K. H. Peters, 1881
Type species
	Leuciscus aethiops; Basilewsky, 1855
Species
	see text
Synonyms
	Leucisculus Oshima, 1920 ; Myloleuciscus Garman, 1912 ; Myloleucops Cockerell, 1913 ; Myloleucus Günther, 1873 ;

Last updated March 14, 2025

Mylopharyngodon is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies.^[2] There is one extant and one extinct species in this genus.^[3]

Species

Mylopharyngodon has the following species classified within it:^[2]

Mylopharyngodon piceus (J. Richardson, 1846) (Black carp)
† Mylopharyngodon wui P. Chen & Gloria Arratia, 2010

References

1 2 3 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Xenocyprididae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 24 January 2024.
1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Mylopharyngodon". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 24 January 2024.
↑ Ping Chen; Gloria Arratia (2010). "Oldest known Mylopharyngodon (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Mongolian Plateau and its biogeographical implications based on ecological niche modeling". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (2): 333–340. Bibcode:2010JVPal..30..333C. doi:10.1080/02724631003620930. S2CID 84735323.

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[Cof_family-1] 1 2 3 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Xenocyprididae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 24 January 2024.

[Cof_genus-2] 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Mylopharyngodon". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 24 January 2024.

[Ping-3] Ping Chen; Gloria Arratia (2010). "Oldest known Mylopharyngodon (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Mongolian Plateau and its biogeographical implications based on ecological niche modeling". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (2): 333–340. Bibcode:2010JVPal..30..333C. doi:10.1080/02724631003620930. S2CID 84735323.

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