''Mylopharyngodon'' is a genus of fish belongs to the family
Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...
, it contains two species: the living
black carp (''Mylopharyngodon piceus'') and the fossil species ''
Mylopharyngodon wui
''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 ex ...
'' from the Middle Miocene of China.
References
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Cyprinidae genera
Squaliobarbinae
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
Fish genera with one living species
