''Xenocypris'' is a genus of
cyprinid
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 ...
fish found in eastern
Asia
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. There are currently seven species in this genus, one, ''X. yushensis'', being known only from fossils, and one, ''X. yunnanensis'', which is critically endangered or recently extinct.
Species
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Xenocypris davidi''
Bleeker, 1871
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Xenocypris fangi''
T. L. Tchang, 1930
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Xenocypris hupeinensis''
( P. L. Yih, 1964)
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Xenocypris macrolepis''
Bleeker, 1871 (Yellowfin)
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Xenocypris medius''
( Ōshima, 1920)
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Xenocypris yunnanensis''
Nichols, 1925
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Xenocypris yushensis''
Liu & Su, 1962 (
Pliocene
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)
References
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Cyprinid fish of Asia
Cyprinidae genera
Xenocyprinae
Taxa named by Albert Günther
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