''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 ''Cyprinion macrostomum'', also known as the kangal fish, is a ray-finned cyprinid native to Iran, Syria, and Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively smal ...

'' Heckel, 1843 (Tigris kingfish) * ''

Cyprinion mhalensis ''Cyprinion mhalensis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Cyprinion''. It is endemic to the eastern part of the Sarawat Mountains in Saudi Arabia where it occurs in the upper reaches of wadi Wadi ( ; ) is a river valley or a w ...

'' Alkahem & Behnke, 1983 * ''

Cyprinion microphthalmum ''Cyprinion microphthalmum'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Cyprinion''. This species may be a synonym A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a ...

'' (

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, 1880) * ''

Cyprinion milesi ''Cyprinion milesi'' is a species 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 bec ...

'' (Day, 1880) * '' Cyprinion muscatense'' ( Boulenger, 1888) (Muscat cyprinion) * ''

Cyprinion tenuiradius ''Cyprinion'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. Species ''Cyprinion'' contains the following recognised species: * '' Cyprinion acinaces'' Banister & M. A. Clarke, 1977 * '' Cyprinion kais'' Heckel, 1843 (Kais kingfish) ...

'' Heckel, 1847 * ''

Cyprinion watsoni ''Cyprinion watsoni'', the Indus lotak, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Cyprinion''. The original type specimen described as ''Cyprinion watsoni'' from the Indus and the populations elsewhere which are included by some authorities ...

'' (Day, 1872)

References

Barbinae Cyprinidae genera Taxa named by Johann Jakob Heckel {{Cyprininae-stub