''Mylopharyngodon'' is a genus of fish belongs to the family
Cyprinidae, it contains two species: the living
black carp
The black carp (''Mylopharyngodon piceus'') or Chinese black roach is a species of cyprinid freshwater fish and the sole extant species of the genus ''Mylopharyngodon''. It is native to lakes and rivers in East Asia, ranging from the Amur Basin ...
(''Mylopharyngodon piceus'') and the fossil species ''
Mylopharyngodon wui'' from the Middle Miocene of China.
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Cyprinidae genera
Squaliobarbinae
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
Fish genera with one living species