Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Carps (image here) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Superclass: Osteichthyes Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Genus: Cyprinus Cyprinus is a genus of carps (family Cyprinidae) most notable for its widespread member, the common carp (Cyprinus carpio). The other species are generally found in restricted areas of Asia, in some cases occurring only in single lakes. Species: Cyprinus acutidorsalis photo Cyprinus barbatus (Erhai Lake, Yunnan, China) common carp (Cyprinus carpio) Cyprinus daliensis (Erhai Lake, Yunnan, China) Cyprinus ilishaestomus (Qilihu Lake, Yunnan, China) Cyprinus intha spring fish Cyprinus longipectoralis (Erhai Lake, Yunnan, China) Cyprinus mahuensis Cyprinus megalophthalmus (Yunnan) Cyprinus micristius (Dian chi Lake, Yunnan, China) Cyprinus multitaeniata Cyprinus pellegrini (Xingyun Lake and Jilu Lake, Yunnan, China) Cyprinus rubrofuscus Cyprinus yilongensis (Yi-Lung Lake, Yunnan, China) Cyprinus yunnanensis (Yunnan) This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.