Family Cyprinidae
(carps and minnows)

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

• Parent taxa
  
  
  
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  Order Cypriniformes (minnows and suckers)
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  Family Cyprinidae (carps and minnows)
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  Genus Abbottina
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  Genus Abramidopsis
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  Genus Abramis
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  Genus Acanthalburnus
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  Genus Acanthorutilus
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  Genus Acheilognathus
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  Genus Acrocheilus (chiselmouths)
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  Genus Agosia (longfin daces)
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  Genus Alburnoides
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  Genus Alburnus
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  Genus Balantiocheilus
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  Genus Barbodes
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  Genus Barbus
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  Genus Barilius
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  Genus Blicca
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  Genus Brachydanio (slender danios)
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  Genus Campostoma (stonerollers)
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  Genus Carassius (crucian carps)
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  Genus Catla
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  Genus Chela
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  Genus Cirrhinus
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  Genus Clinostomus (redside daces)
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  Genus Couesius (lake chubs)
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  Genus Crossocheilus
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  Genus Ctenopharyngodon (grass carps)
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  Genus Cyclocheilichthys
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  Genus Cyprinella (satinfin shiners)
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  Genus Cyprinus (common carps)
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  Genus Danio
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  Genus Dionda (desert minnows)
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  Genus Epalzeorhynchus
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  Genus Eremichthys (desert daces)
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  Genus Ericymba (silverjaw minnows)
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  Genus Erimystax (slender chubs)
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  Genus Esomus
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  Genus Exoglossum (cutlips minnows)
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  Genus Garra
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  Genus Gila (western chubs)
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  Genus Gnathopogon
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  Genus Gobio
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  Genus Hemitremia (flame chub)
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  Genus Hesperoleucus (California roaches)
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  Genus Hybognathus (silvery minnows)
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  Genus Hybopsis (bigeye chubs)
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  Genus Hypophthalmichthys (bighead carps)
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  Genus Iotichthys (least chubs)
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  Genus Labeo
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  Genus Lavinia (hitches)
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  Genus Lepidomeda (spinedaces)
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  Genus Leucaspius
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  Genus Leuciscus (European daces)
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  Genus Luciosoma
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  Genus Luxilus (highscale shiners)
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  Genus Lythrurus (finescale shiners)
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  Genus Macrhybopsis (blacktail chubs)
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  Genus Margariscus (pearl daces)
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  Genus Meda (spikedaces)
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  Genus Moapa (moapa daces)
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  Genus Mylocheilus (peamouths)
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  Genus Mylopharodon (hardheads)
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  Genus Myxocyprinus
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  Genus Nocomis (hornyhead chubs)
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  Genus Notemigonus (golden shiners)
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  Genus Notropis (eastern shiners)
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  Genus Opsarisium
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  Genus Opsopoeodus (pugnose minnows)
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  Genus Oregonichthys (Oregon chubs)
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  Genus Orthodon (Sacramento blackfishes)
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  Genus Osteochilus
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  Genus Pararhinichthys (mongrel daces)
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  Genus Phenacobius (suckermouth minnows)
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  Genus Phoxinus (redbelly daces)
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  Genus Pimephales (bluntnose minnows)
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  Genus Plagopterus (woundfins)
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  Genus Platygobio (flathead chubs)
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  Genus Pogonichthys (splittails)
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  Genus Probarbus
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  Subfamily Psilorhynchinae
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  Genus Psilorhynchus
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  Genus Pteronotropis (flagfin shiners)
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  Genus Ptychocheilus (pikeminnows)
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  Genus Puntius (spotted barbs)
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  Genus Rasbora
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  Genus Relictus (relict daces)
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  Genus Rhinichthys (riffle daces)
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  Genus Rhodeus (bitterling)
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  Genus Richardsonius (redside shiners)
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  Genus Ritulus
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  Genus Rutilus
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  Genus Scardinius (rudds)
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  Genus Semotilus (creek chubs)
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  Genus Snyderichthys (leatherside chubs)
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  Genus Tanakia
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  Genus Tanichthys
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  Genus Tiaroga
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  Genus Tinca (tenches)