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Cyprinidae

Osteichthyes - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Cyprinidae Rafinesque
1873Cyprinidae Leidy p. 348
1901Esox destructus Laube
1901Cyprinidae Woodward p. 299
1902Cyprinidae Hay p. 394
1963Cyprinidae Jordan p. 639
2000Cyprinidae Mors et al. p. 151
2004Cyprinidae Seymour
2008Cyprinidae Böhme p. 163
2010Cyprinidae Böhme p. 6
2012Cyprinidae Fierstine et al. p. 34
2013Cyprinidae Betancur et al.
2016Cyprinidae Nelson et al. p. 180
2019Cyprinidae van der Laan p. 65

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otomorpha
superorderOstariophysiJordan and Evermann 1896
—Otophysa
orderCypriniformesBleeker 1859
suborderCyprinoidei
familyCyprinidaeRafinesque 1815
familyCyprinidaeRafinesque 1815

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Cyprinidae Rafinesque 1815
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G. Acrocheilus Agassiz 1855
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†Acrocheilus latus Cope 1870
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Invalid names: Diastichus macrodon Cope 1870 [synonym]
G. †Alisodon Hay 1920
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†Alisodon mirus Hay 1920
G. †Amblypharyngodon Bleeker 1860
G. †Amyzon Cope 1872
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†Amyzon brevipinne Cope 1893
†Amyzon commune Cope 1874
†Amyzon fusiforme Cope 1875
†Amyzon gosiutensis Grande et al. 1982
†Amyzon mentale Cope 1872
†Amyzon pandatum Cope 1875
G. Aspius Agassiz 1832
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†Aspius brongniarti Agassiz 1835
†Aspius ecnomi Sauvage 1870
†Aspius gracilis Agassiz 1835
G. Barbus Cuvier and Cloquet 1816
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Barbus altianalis Boulenger 1900 [ripon barbel]
Barbus barbus Linnaeus 1758
Barbus bynni Forsskål 1775 [binny]
Subfm. Cyprininae Bonaparte 1840
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G. †Aphelichthys Cope 1893
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G. †Diastichus Cope 1870
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†Diastichus parvidens Cope 1870
G. Notropis Rafinesque 1818
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†Notropis angustarcus Cope 1877
G. †Palaeocarassius Obrhelová 1970
G. Rutilus Rafinesque 1820
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†Rutilus altarcus Cope 1877
†Rutilus condonianus Cope 1883
†Rutilus gibbarcus Cope 1877
Invalid names: Anchybopsis Cope 1870 [synonym]
G. Cyprinion Heckel 1843
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G. Cyprinus Linnaeus 1758
G. †Ecocarpia Chen et al. 2005
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†Ecocarpia ningmingensis Chen et al. 2005
G. †Gila Baird and Girard 1853
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†Gila coerulea Girard 1856
†Gila milleri Smith 1975
†Gila traini Lugaski 1979
G. †Gobio Cuvier 1817
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†Gobio analis Agassiz 1835
G. †Hexapsephus Gunther 1876
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†Hexapsephus guentheri Woodward 1901
G. †Idadon Smith 1975
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†Idadon condonianus Smith 1975
†Idadon hibbardi Smith 1975
G. †Iquius Jordan 1919
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†Iquius nipponicus Jordan 1919
Subfm. Labeoninae Chen 1984
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Tr. Garraini Reid 1982
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G. Garra Hamilton 1822
G. †Lavinia Girard 1845
G. †Leuciscus Cuvier 1817
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Subg. †Leuciscus (Scardinius) Sauvage 1873
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Subg. Leuciscus (Squalius) Bonaparte 1837
†Leuciscus arciferus Cope 1870
†Leuciscus bairdii Cope 1870
†Leuciscus brevis Agassiz 1839
†Leuciscus cephalon Zenker 1833
†Leuciscus gracilis Agassiz 1839
†Leuciscus hartmanni Agassiz 1839
†Leuciscus heterurus Agassiz 1832
†Leuciscus laminatus Cope 1870
†Leuciscus latiusculus Agassiz 1839
†Leuciscus leptus Agassiz 1832
†Leuciscus oeningensis Agassiz 1832
†Leuciscus poeticus Cope 1870
†Leuciscus pusillus Agassiz 1835
†Leuciscus reddingi Cope 1883
†Leuciscus turneri Lucas 1900
Invalid names: Oligobelus Cope 1870 [synonym], Squalius Bonaparte 1837 [synonym]
G. †Mylocyprinus Leidy 1870
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†Mylocyprinus inflexus Cope 1883
†Mylocyprinus robustus Leidy 1870
G. Nemachilus Günther 1868
G. Orthodon Girard 1856
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†Orthodon hadrognathus Smith 1975
G. †Palaeoleuciscus Obrhelová 1969
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G. †Palaeotinca Obrhelová 1969
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†Palaeotinca egeriana Obrhelová 1969
Subfm. Phoxininae
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G. †Palaeorutilus Gaudant 1988
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†Palaeorutilus medius Reuss 1844
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Invalid names: Leuciscus (Palaeoleuciscus) luzicensis Obrhelovd 1969 [synonym]
G. †Planktophaga Böhme et al. 2013
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†Planktophaga minuta Böhme et al. 2013
G. †Protothymallus Laube 1901
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†Protothymallus elongata Kramberger 1884
Invalid names: Varhostichthys Obrhelová 1969 [synonym]
G. †Ptychocheilus Agassiz 1855
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G. Puntius Hamilton 1822
G. †Rhodeus Agassiz 1832
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†Rhodeus elongatus Agassiz 1835
†Rhodeus latior Agassiz 1835
G. †Siphateles Cope 1883
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†Siphateles bicolor Girard 1856
†Siphateles mohavensis Snyder 1918
G. †Thynichthys Bleeker 1860
G. †Tinca Cuvier 1817
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†Tinca furcata Agassiz 1832
†Tinca leptosoma Agassiz 1832
†Tinca micropygoptera Agassiz 1839
Invalid names: Barbinae [empty], Cultrinae [empty], Danioninae [empty], Esox destructus Laube 1901 [nomen vanum], Gobioninae Bleeker 1863 [empty], Leuciscinae Howes 1991 [empty], Opsariichthyinae [empty], Squaliobarbinae [empty], Xenocyprinae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:40:14
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:32:02
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tithonian to the top of the Holocene or 149.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 143.1 Ma

Collections (218 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Greenland Cyprinidae indet. (1212 1214)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Canada (British Columbia) Amyzon brevipinne (144348 204404)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) Amyzon sp. (32896)
Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene56.0 - 27.3USA (Oregon) Amyzon sp. (227073)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Pakistan (North-West Frontier) Cyprinidae indet. (28978)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Canada (British Columbia) Amyzon sp. (189959)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Washington) Amyzon sp. (189961)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Wyoming) Amyzon gosiutensis (192667 192668)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71China (Guangdong) Cyprinus maomingensis (167230)
Bartonian - Late/Upper Eocene41.03 - 33.9Vietnam (Lang Son) Planktophaga minuta, Barbinae indet., Xenocyprinae indet., Cultrinae indet. (169422)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Vietnam (Lang Son) Barbinae indet. (169420)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9China (Guangdong) Cyprinus maomingensis (144065)
MP 2133.9 - 27.3Czechia Leuciscus colei, Leuciscus stephani, Leuciscus brevis (184466)
MP 2333.9 - 27.3Switzerland (Canton Jura) Leuciscus sp. (183544)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Romania Barbus sp., Scardinius sp. (50344)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Czechia (Tschechien) Cyprinidae indet. (185664)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04China (Guangxi) Ecocarpia ningmingensis (118175)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04USA (Montana) Amyzon sp. (23793)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Palaeotinca sp., Protothymallus sp., Varhostichthys sp. (113682)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Kazakhstan (Aktyubinsk) Cyprinidae indet. (175920)