Overview
Family : Minnows or carps ;
Common Names
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Common Names in Chinese:
古氏魮
Common Names in Czech:
Parmicka Gulielmiho, Parmička Gulielmiho
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
古氏魮
Description
Family Cyprinidae
Distribution: North America (northern Canada to southern Mexico), Africa, and Eurasia . Pharynx with 1-3 rows of teeth, each row with a maximum of 8 teeth. Usually thin lips , plicae or papillae absent; mouth sometimes suckerlike (Garra and Labeo). With or without barbels . Premaxilla usually borders the upper jaw making the maxilla entirely or almost entirely excluded from the gape. Usually protrusible upper jaw. Dorsal fin with spinelike rays in some. Primitive number of chromosomes 2n=50, some with 48; polyploidy exists. Maximum length at least 2.5 m to probably 3 m in Catlocarpio siamensis; many species less than 5 cm. Mainly non-guarders, but in some species males build nests and/or protect the eggs .The family Cyprinidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Cypriniformes. It contains 210 genera and 2010 species. It may be found in Brackish , and Freshwater environments and is primarily Primary freshwater. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. This family may be found from 70° n to 34° s and 150° w to 170° e. Etymology of this family name : Greek, kyprinos = goldfish .
Habitat
Biome: Fresh water . Benthopelagic.
Ecology: Biology
and preferred habitat
are not known.[1]
List of Habitats:5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls
)
5.2Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks
5.7Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater
Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
5.8Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
)
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
)
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
)
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
)
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
)
- Huxley, 1880
- Bony Fishes
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
)
- Huxley, 1880
- Bony Fishes
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
)
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
)
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
)
- Order:
Cypriniformes
(
)
- Family:
Cyprinidae
(
)
- Minnows and Carps
- Family:
Cyprinidae
(
- Order:
Cypriniformes
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 16-Sep-1994
Similar Species
Members of the genus Barbus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 914 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
B. (Labeobarbus) · B. ablabes · B. ablabes spurelli · B. aboinensis · B. acuticeps (Matthes' Barb) · B. acutirostris · B. affinis · B. affinis brevibarbis · B. affinis nedgia · B. afrohamiltoni (Hamilton´s Barb) · B. afrovernayi (Spottail Barb) · B. ahlselli · B. akeleyi · B. albabes · B. albanicus (Albanian Barbel) · B. alberti · B. aliciae · B. alluaudi · B. aloyi · B. altianalis (Ripon Falls Barbel) · B. altianalis altianalis (Ripon Falls Barbel) · B. altianalis eduardianus · B. altianalis labiosa · B. altianalis lobogenysoides · B. altianalis longifilis · B. altianalis paucisquamata · B. altianalis radcliffi · B. altianalis radcliffii (Barbel) · B. altianalis urundensis · B. altianus altianus · B. alticola · B. altidorsalis · B. altus · B. alvarezi · B. amanpoae · B. amatolicus (Amatola Barb) · B. amblycephalus · B. amboseli · B. ampalong · B. amphibius · B. amphigramma · B. anchisporus · B. andrewi (Berg-Breede River Whitefish) · B. anema · B. annectens (Broadstriped Barb) · B. anniae · B. anoplus (Chubbyhead Barb) · B. anoplus oraniensis · B. anoplus typica · B. ansorgii · B. antinorii · B. aphya · B. apleurogramma (East African Red Finned Barb) · B. apoensis · B. apogonostomatus · B. arabicus · B. arambourgi · B. arcislongae · B. arenatus · B. argenteus (Rosefin Barb) · B. armatus · B. armenicus · B. arulius · B. aspilus · B. aspius (Drakensberg Minnow) · B. atakorensis · B. athi · B. atkinsoni (Dash-Dot Barb) · B. atlanticus · B. atromaculatus · B. radiatus subsp. radiatus · Puntius semifasciolatus · B. aurotaeniatus · B. apleurogramma · B. bagbwensis · B. balcanicus · B. balleroides · B. bampurensis · B. banguelensis · B. bantolanensis · Acrossocheilus iridescens · B. barbulus · B. barbus (Barbel) · B. barbus bergi · B. barbus borysthenicus · B. barbus gallicus · B. barbus macedonicus · B. barbus sclateri · B. barbus thessalus · B. barilioides · B. barnardi (Blackback Barb) · B. barotseensis (Barotse Barb) · B. baschakirdi · B. batesii · B. baudoni · B. baudoni ubanguensis · B. bawkuensis · B. bayoni · B. beavani · B. beddomii
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Further Reading
- Lvque, C. and J. Daget (1984). Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1.
- Poll, M. 1967. Contribution à la faune ichthyologique de l'Angola. Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (Diamang), Serviços Culturais No. 75. Lisboa.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 20, 2007.
- Da Costa, L. 2007. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Fisch-Muller, Sonia (from FishBase).
- FishBase 2006.
- Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2488136
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-34524
- Fishbase Species ID: 11361
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 688573
- IUCN ID: 63261
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 103980
Footnotes
- Da Costa, L. 2007. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
