''Cyprinion'' is a genus of
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...
in the family
Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family, including the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives the barbs and barbels, among others. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family, and t ...
.
Species
''Cyprinion'' contains the following recognised species:
* ''
Cyprinion acinaces''
Banister & M. A. Clarke, 1977
* ''
Cyprinion kais''
Heckel, 1843 (Kais kingfish)
* ''
Cyprinion macrostomum''
Heckel, 1843 (Tigris kingfish)
* ''
Cyprinion mhalensis''
Alkahem & Behnke, 1983
* ''
Cyprinion microphthalmum''
(Day
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, 1880)
* ''
Cyprinion milesi''
(Day, 1880)
* ''
Cyprinion muscatense''
( Boulenger, 1888) (Muscat cyprinion)
* ''
Cyprinion tenuiradius''
Heckel, 1847
* ''
Cyprinion watsoni''
(Day, 1872)
References
Barbinae
Cyprinidae genera
Taxa named by Johann Jakob Heckel
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