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Family: Xenocyprididae East Asian minnows



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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Anabarilius alburnops Asia 29 TL 1914
Anabarilius andersoni Asia 24 TL 1904
Anabarilius brevianalis Asia 12.5 SL 1992
Anabarilius duoyiheensis Asia 2002
Anabarilius goldenlineus Asia 1995
Anabarilius grahami Kanglang fish Asia 15.6 SL 1908
Anabarilius liui Asia 27.3 SL 1944
Anabarilius longicaudatus Asia 20 SL 1986
Anabarilius macrolepis Asia 14.8 SL 1964
Anabarilius maculatus Asia 13.9 SL 1980
Anabarilius paucirastellus Asia 1988
Anabarilius polylepis Asia 22.7 SL 1904
Anabarilius qiluensis Asia 13.4 SL 1980
Anabarilius qionghaiensis Asia 26 SL 1986
Anabarilius songmingensis Asia 10 SL 1980
Anabarilius transmontanus Asia 16 TL 1925
Anabarilius xundianensis Asia 27 SL 1984
Anabarilius yangzonensis Asia 21.7 SL 1980
Ancherythroculter daovantieni Asia 1967
Ancherythroculter kurematsui Asia 22 TL 1934
Ancherythroculter lini Asia 25.8 SL 1994
Ancherythroculter nigrocauda Asia 27.5 SL 1964
Ancherythroculter wangi Asia 24 TL 1932
Aphyocypris amnis Asia 4.7 SL 2011
Aphyocypris arcus Asia 8 TL 1931
Aphyocypris chinensis Chinese bleak Asia 6 TL 1868
Aphyocypris dorsohorizontalis Asia 1969
Aphyocypris kikuchii Asia 8 TL 1919
Aphyocypris kyphus Asia 1978
Aphyocypris lini Garnet minnow Asia 5 TL 1966
Aphyocypris moltrechti Moltrecht's minnow Asia 5.9 SL 1908
Aphyocypris normalis Asia 10 TL 1927
Aphyocypris pulchrilineata Asia 3.5 SL 2013
Araiocypris batodes Asia 3.3 SL 2008
Atrilinea macrolepis Asia 10 SL 1987
Atrilinea macrops Asia 9.2 SL 1931
Atrilinea roulei Asia 15 TL 1931
Candidia barbata Asia 14.9 SL 1908
Candidia pingtungensis Asia 11.4 SL 2008
Chanodichthys abramoides Asia 1872
Chanodichthys dabryi Humpback Asia 53.1 TL 1871
Chanodichthys erythropterus Predatory carp Asia 102 TL 1855
Chanodichthys mongolicus Mongolian redfin Asia 100 SL 1855
Chanodichthys oxycephalus Asia 60 SL 1871
Ctenopharyngodon idella Grass carp Asia 150 TL 1844
Culter alburnus Asia 92.8 FL 1855
Culter flavipinnis Asia 1883
Culter oxycephaloides Asia 46.2 SL 1908
Culter recurviceps Asia 54.6 TL 1846
Cultrichthys compressocorpus Asia 31.6 SL 1959
Distoechodon macrophthalmus Red-wing fish Asia 20.0 SL 2009
Distoechodon tumirostris Asia 26.1 SL 1881
Elopichthys bambusa Yellowcheek Asia 200 TL 1845
Gymnodanio strigatus Asia 6.5 SL 1992
Hainania serrata Asia. 13 TL 1927
Hemiculter bleekeri Asia. 25.2 TL 1888
Hemiculter elongatus Asia 2001
Hemiculter krempfi Asia 1938
Hemiculter leucisculus Sharpbelly Asia 29 TL 1855
Hemiculter lucidus Ussuri sharpbelly Asia 25 SL 1872
Hemiculter songhongensis Asia 2001
Hemiculter tchangi Asia 25.1 SL 1942
Hemiculter varpachovskii Asia 1903
Hemiculterella macrolepis Asia 13.5 SL 1989
Hemiculterella sauvagei Asia 14.5 SL 1888
Hemiculterella wui Asia 17.1 TL 1935
Hemigrammocypris neglecta Northwest Pacific 1907
Hypophthalmichthys harmandi Asia 54.5 SL 1884
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Silver carp Asia 120 TL 1844
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis Bighead carp Asia 146 SL 1845
Ischikauia steenackeri Asia 30 TL 1883
Longiculter siahi Asia 20 SL 1937
Luciobrama macrocephalus Asia 48 TL 1803
Macrochirichthys macrochirus Long pectoral-fin minnow Asia 100 TL 1844
Megalobrama amblycephala Wuchang bream Asia 200 TL 1955
Megalobrama elongata Asia 32 SL 1986
Megalobrama mantschuricus Asia 37.7 1855
Megalobrama pellegrini Asia 49 SL 1930
Megalobrama terminalis Black Amur bream Asia 60 TL 1846
Metzia alba Asia 1991
Metzia bounthobi Asia 6.1 SL 2012
Metzia formosae Asia 7.3 SL 1920
Metzia hautus Asia 1991
Metzia lineata Asia 10 SL 1907
Metzia longinasus Asia 12.9 SL 2009
Metzia mesembrinum Asia 4.8 SL 1902
Metzia parva Asia 5.8 SL 2015
Mylopharyngodon piceus Black carp Asia 180 TL 1846
Nipponocypris koreanus Asia 22.1 TL 2005
Nipponocypris sieboldii Asia 12.5 SL 1846
Nipponocypris temminckii Dark chub Asia 17.4 TL 1846
Ochetobius elongatus Asia 40 TL 1867
Opsariichthys bea Asia 1987
Opsariichthys bidens Asia 26.1 TL 1873
Opsariichthys dienbienensis Asia 12.2 SL 2000
Opsariichthys duchuunguyeni Asia 7.3 SL 2014
Opsariichthys evolans Asia 9.0 SL 1902
Opsariichthys hainanensis Asia 10.6 SL 1927
Opsariichthys hieni Asia 1987
Opsariichthys kaopingensis Asia 11.4 SL 2009
Opsariichthys macrolepis Asia 13 SL 1964
Opsariichthys minutus Asia 15.4 SL 1926
Opsariichthys pachycephalus Asia 16 TL 1868
Opsariichthys songmaensis Asia 10.5 SL 2000
Opsariichthys uncirostris Three-lips Asia 44.4 TL 1846
Oxygaster anomalura Asia 20 SL 1823
Oxygaster pointoni Asia 15.5 SL 1934
Parabramis pekinensis White amur bream Asia 55 TL 1855
Parachela cyanea Asia 5.0 SL 1995
Parachela hypophthalmus Asia 16.5 TL 1860
Parachela ingerkongi Asia 1969
Parachela maculicauda Asia 6 TL 1934
Parachela oxygastroides Glass fish Asia 20 SL 1852
Parachela siamensis Asia 19 TL 1868
Parachela williaminae Asia 12 SL 1934
Paralaubuca barroni Asia 15 SL 1934
Paralaubuca harmandi Asia 21.9 SL 1883
Paralaubuca riveroi Asia 18 SL 1935
Paralaubuca stigmabrachium Asia 1934
Paralaubuca typus Asia 18 SL 1864
Parazacco fasciatus Asia 13.4 SL 1927
Parazacco spilurus Predaceous chub Asia. 11 SL 1868
Plagiognathops microlepis Smallscale yellowfin Asia 70 TL 1871
Pogobrama barbatula Asia 20 TL 1985
Pseudobrama simoni Asia 20 TL 1864
Pseudohemiculter dispar Asia 29.1 TL 1881
Pseudohemiculter hainanensis Asia 24 TL 1900
Pseudohemiculter kweichowensis Asia 11 SL 1942
Pseudohemiculter pacboensis Asia 2001
Pseudolaubuca engraulis Asia 22 TL 1925
Pseudolaubuca hotaya Asia 1978
Pseudolaubuca jouyi Asia 1905
Pseudolaubuca sinensis Asia 29.2 TL 1864
Rasborichthys helfrichii Asia 9.4 SL 1856
Sinibrama affinis Asia 1892
Sinibrama longianalis Asia 17.2 SL 2003
Sinibrama macrops Asia 22.7 TL 1868
Sinibrama melrosei Asia 18.3 SL 1927
Sinibrama taeniatus Asia 14.8 SL 1941
Sinibrama wui Asia 20.4 TL 1933
Squaliobarbus curriculus Barbel chub Asia 48.8 TL 1846
Toxabramis argentifer Asia 1901
Toxabramis hoffmanni Asia 24.8 SL 1934
Toxabramis hotayensis Asia 2001
Toxabramis houdemeri Asia 14.8 SL 1932
Toxabramis maensis Asia 2006
Toxabramis nhatleensis Asia 2006
Toxabramis swinhonis Asia 12 TL 1873
Xenocyprioides carinatus Asia 4 TL 1985
Xenocyprioides parvulus Asia 2.5 SL 1982
Xenocypris davidi Asia 42.3 SL 1871
Xenocypris fangi Asia 20 TL 1930
Xenocypris hupeinensis Asia 25.6 TL 1964
Xenocypris macrolepis Yellowfin Asia 34.6 SL 1871
Xenocypris medius Asia 1920
Xenocypris yunnanensis Asia 23 TL 1925
Zacco acutipinnis Asia 13 TL 1871
Zacco chengtui Asia 12 TL 1934
Zacco platypus Freshwater minnow Asia 22.5 TL 1846
Zacco taliensis Asia 30 NG 1907



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