Procypris

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Procypris
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Procypris rabaudi in the Ocean Park Aquarium, Hong Kong
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Procypris
S. Y. Lin, 1933 [1]
Type species
Procypris merus
Lin, 1933
Synonyms

ParaprocyprisFang, 1936

Procypris is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes. [1] The fishes in this genus are found in eastern Asia. [2]

Species

Procypris contains the following species: [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cyprininae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Procypris". FishBase . October 2024 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Procypris". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 17 December 2024.