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Genera in the family or subfamily Cyprininae: [ 57 ] records


Aaptosyax Rainboth [W. J.] 1991:232 Masc. Aaptosyax grypus Rainboth 1991. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Aaptosyax Rainboth 1991 -- (Doi 1997:2 [ref. 22832] as Aasptosyax, Bănărescu 1997:19 [ref. 23274], Doi 2000:391 [ref. 25097], Tomoda 2011:288 [ref. 31453], Kottelat 2013:69 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Cyprinini). Current status: Valid as Aaptosyax Rainboth 1991. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Acanthonotus Tickell [S. R.] in Day 1888:807 Masc. Acanthonotus argenteus Day 1888. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Acanthonotus Goldfuss 1809 in Mammalia and by Gray 1830 in fishes; replaced by Matsya Day 1889. Sometimes cited with Day as author. •Synonym of Mystacoleucus Günther 1868 -- (Chu & Kottelat 1989:1 [ref. 12575], Roberts 1989:45 [ref. 6439]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Mystacoleucus Günther 1868. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Adamacypris (subgenus of Barbus) Fowler [H. W.] 1934:125 Fem. Puntius (Puntius) proctozysron Bleeker 1864. Type by original designation. •Objective synonym of Puntioplites Smith 1929 -- (Roberts 1989:59 [ref. 6439], Bănărescu 1997:19 [ref. 23274], Luo & Yue in Yue et al. 2000:392 [ref. 25272], Kottelat 2013:147 [ref. 32989], Yang 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Poropuntiini, Zhang et al. 2016:97 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Puntioplites Smith 1929. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Albulichthys Bleeker [P.] 1860:159 (430) Masc. Systomus albuloides Bleeker 1855. Type by subsequent monotypy. Apparently appeared first in key, without species. One species included by Bleeker 1859:153 [ref. 371] and 1860:175, 305-307 [ref. 380]. Type apparently not Rohteichthys microlepis Bleeker as designated by Bleeker 1863:27 [ref. 4859]. Kottelat (2013) now dates to 1859 in key on p. 153. •Valid as Albulichthys Bleeker 1860 -- (Wu et al. 1977:270 [ref. 4807], Kottelat 1985:260 [ref. 11441], Kottelat 1985:956 [ref. 5288], Kottelat 1989:6 [ref. 13605], Roberts 1989:27 [ref. 6439], Doi 1997:2 [ref. 22832], Doi 2000:391 [ref. 25097], Kottelat 2013:72 [ref. 32989], Yang 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Poropuntiini). •Mention -- (Li et al. 1998:453 [ref. 24130]). Current status: Valid as Albulichthys Bleeker 1860. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Amblyrhynchichthys Bleeker [P.] 1860:430 Masc. Barbus truncatus Bleeker 1850. Type by subsequent monotypy. Apparently appeared first in key, without included species. One species included by Bleeker 1859:153 [ref. 371] and 1860:275, 302-305 [ref. 380]. •Valid as Amblyrhynchichthys Bleeker 1860 -- (Kottelat 1985:260 [ref. 11441], Roberts 1989:28 [ref. 6439], Doi 1997:2 [ref. 22832], Doi 2000:391 [ref. 25097], Ng & Kottelat 2004:425 [ref. 28003], Kottelat 2013:73 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Poropuntiini). Current status: Valid as Amblyrhynchichthys Bleeker 1860. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Anchicyclocheilus Li [W.-X.] & Lan [J.-H.] 1992:46 Masc. Anchicyclocheilus halfibindus Li & Lan 1992. Type by original designation. •Valid as Anchicyclocheilus Li & Lan 1992 -- (Proudlove 2006:81 [ref. 28992]). •Synonym of Sinocyclocheilus Fang 1936 -- (Wang & Chen 1998:101 [ref. 26207], Wang & Chen 2000:630 [ref. 25055], Shan et al. in Yue et al. 2000:78 [ref. 25272], Zhao & Zhang 2006:771 [ref. 31176], Kottelat 2013:163 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694], in Cyprininae, tribe Cyprinini, Zhao et al. 2021:126 [ref. 39337]). Current status: Synonym of Sinocyclocheilus Fang 1936. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Anematichthys (subgenus of Cyclocheilichthys) Bleeker [P.] 1859:371 Masc. Barbus apogon Valenciennes 1842. Type by monotypy. Also in Bleeker 1859:149 [ref. 371] and, as name only, in Bleeker 1860:431 [ref. 370]. Precedence of the genus Cyclocheilichthys over subgenus Anematichthys. •Synonym of Cyclocheilichthys Bleeker 1860 -- (Roberts 1989:33 [ref. 6439], Kottelat 1999:596 [ref. 24610]). •Valid as Anematichthys (Bleeker 1859) -- (Pasco-Viel et al. 2012:41 [ref. 32355]). • Synonym of Cyclocheilichthys Bleeker 1859 -- (Kottelat 2013:479 [ref. 32660], Kottelat 2013:91 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Poropuntiini). Current status: Synonym of Cyclocheilichthys Bleeker 1859. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Balantiocheilos Bleeker [P.] 1860:430 Masc. Barbus melanopterus Bleeker 1850. Type by subsequent monotypy. Appeared first in key, without included species. One species in Bleeker 1859:149 [ref. 371] and 1859:102 [ref. 369]. Subsequently spelled Balantiocheilus and Balantiochilus by Bleeker. •Valid as Balantiocheilos Bleeker 1860 -- (Wu et al. 1977:331 [ref. 4807], Kottelat 1985:260 [ref. 11441] and Chu & Cui in Chu & Chen 1989:147 [ref. 13584] as Balantiocheilus, Chu & Kottelat 1989:4 [ref. 12575], Kottelat 1989:6 [ref. 13605], Roberts 1989:29 [ref. 6439], Doi 1997:2 [ref. 22832], Ng & Kottelat 2007:13 [ref. 29118], Kottelat 2013:74 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Poropuntiini). Current status: Valid as Balantiocheilos Bleeker 1860. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Barbonymus Kottelat [M.] 1999:595 Masc. Barbus schwanefeldii Bleeker 1854. Type by original designation. •Valid as Barbonymus Kottelat 1999 -- (Kottelat 2013:80 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Poropuntiini, Zhang et al. 2016:89 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Barbonymus Kottelat 1999. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Carassioides Oshima [M.] 1926:6 Masc. Carassioides rhombeus Oshima 1926. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Carassioides Oshima 1926 -- (Chen & Huang 1977:428 [ref. 8497], Wu 1987:44 [ref. 12822], Liu in Pan et al. 1991:227 [ref. 23876], Luo & Yue in Yue et al. 2000:425 [ref. 25272], Kottelat 2013:84 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Cyprinini, Zhang et al. 2016:83 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Carassioides Oshima 1926. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Carassius Jarocki [F. P.] 1822:54, 71 Masc. Cyprinus carassius Linnaeus 1758. Type by absolute tautonymy. •Valid as Carassius Jarocki 1822 -- (Chen & Huang 1977:430 [ref. 8497], Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:57 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:216 [ref. 12442], Liu in Pan et al. 1991:229 [ref. 23876], Wu & Wu 1992:517 [ref. 21205], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:275 [ref. 21581], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:45 [ref. 22798], Chen in Chen 1998:259 [ref. 23556], Dyer 2000:89 [ref. 26678], Hänfling & Brandl 2000:267 [ref. 25144], Luo & Yue in Yue et al. 2000:427 [ref. 25272], Sideleva 2001:52 [ref. 26181], Sideleva 2003:10 [ref. 27815], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:60 [ref. 28183], Allen et al. 2006:346 [ref. 29004], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:110 [ref. 29996], Fricke et al. 2009:22 [ref. 30213], Minckley & Marsh 2009:175 [ref. 31114], Coad 2010:156 [ref. 36620], Marshall 2011:121 [ref. 31755], Yang 2011:4747 [ref. 37585], Kalous et al. 2012:11 [ref. 32063], Kottelat 2013:84 [ref. 32989], Parin et al. 2014:71 [ref. 33547], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Cyprinini, Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:869 [ref. 34062], McDowall & Stewart 2015:312 [ref. 34241], Zhang et al. 2016:83 and 210 [ref. 34477], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:657 [ref. 34853], Esmaeili et al. 2017:42 [ref. 35254], Kottelat 2017:323 [ref. 35658], Esmaeili et al. 2018:23 [ref. 36089], Rylková et al. 2018:[1] [ref. 35881]). Current status: Valid as Carassius Jarocki 1822. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Carpio Heckel [J. J.] 1843:1014 Masc. Cyprinus kollarii Heckel 1836. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker 1863:24 [ref. 4859], 1863:262 [ref. 403] or 1863:191 [ref. 397]. Treated as masculine (Art. 30.2.4). •Invalid, based on an intergeneric hybrid -- (Bănărescu 1997:21 [ref. 23274]). •Synonym of Cyprinus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Kottelat 2013:93 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinus Linnaeus 1758. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Carpionichthys Bleeker [P.] 1863:262 Masc. Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus 1758. Apparently not available, no species mentioned and no description. Type above as given by Jordan 1919:322 [ref. 4904]. •In the synonymy of Cyprinus Linnaeus 1758. Current status: Synonym of Cyprinus Linnaeus 1758. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Cosmochilus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1878:240 Masc. Cosmochilus harmandi Sauvage 1878. Type by monotypy. Also appeared in Sauvage 1882:180 [ref. 3894]. •Valid as Cosmochilus Suavage 1878 -- (Kottelat 1985:261 [ref. 11441], Chu & Roberts 1985 [ref. 5244], Roberts 1989:31 [ref. 6439], Kottelat 1989:7 [ref. 13605], Chu & Cui in Chu & Chen 1989:162 [ref. 13584], Chen et al. 1992 [ref. 21068], Shan et al. in Yue et al. 2000:89 [ref. 25272], Pasco-Viel 2012:41 [ref. 32355], Kottelat 2013:89 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Poropuntiini, Zhang et al. 2016:89 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Cosmochilus Sauvage 1878. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Cyclocheilichthys Bleeker [P.] 1859:371 Masc. Systomus apogon Valenciennes 1842. Type by monotypy. Genus dates to Bleeker 1859 as above, with type species as above (see Kottelat 1999:596 [ref. 24610]). Kottelat (1999:597) declared it as a Nomen Protectum when treated as a synonym of Cyclocheilos Bleeker 1859. •Valid as Cyclocheilichthys Bleeker 1859 -- (Wu et al. 1977:321 [ref. 4807], Kottelat 1985:262 [ref. 11441], Chen & Chu 1985:82 [ref. 5250], Sontirat 1985:41 [ref. 33172], Kottelat 1989:7 [ref. 13605], Roberts 1989:33 [ref. 6439], Doi 1997:21 [ref. 22832], Kottelat 1999:597 [ref. 24610], Kottelat & Bréhier 1999:353 [ref. 24929], Shan et al. in Yue et al. 2000:150 [ref. 25272], Roberts 2010:188 [ref. 30988], Pasco-Viel et al. 2012:42 [ref. 32355], Pasco-Veil et al. 2013:483 [ref. 32659], Kottelat 2013:479 [ref. 32660], Kottelat 2013:91 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Poropuntiini, Zhang et al. 2016:89 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Cyclocheilichthys Bleeker 1859. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Cyclocheilos Bleeker [P.] 1859:386 Masc. Barbus macracanthus Bleeker 1854. Type by monotypy. Name later changed to Cyclocheilichthys by Bleeker. Cyclocheilichthys established as a nomen protectum by Kottelat 1999:597 [ref. 24610], but now Cyclocheilos is treated as valid. •In the synonymy of Cyclocheilichthys Bleeker 1859 -- (Kottelat 1999:597 [ref. 24610]). •Valid as Cyclocheilos Bleeker 1859 -- (Pasco -Viel et al. 2013:483 [ref. 32659], Kottelat 2013:93 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Poropuntiini). Current status: Valid as Cyclocheilos Bleeker 1859. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Cyprinopsis Blanchard [C. E.] 1866:335 Fem. Blanchard (p. 335) clearly refers to Fitzinger as author of genus, so Blanchard's treatment is not regarded as an original description; see Fitzinger 1832. •In the synonymy of Carassius Jarocki 1822. Current status: Synonym of Carassius Jarocki 1822. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Cyprinopsis Fitzinger [L. J. F. J.] 1832:334 Fem. Cyprinus carassius Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designation apparently dates to Jordan 1919:187 [ref. 2410]. •Synonym of Carassius Nilsson 1832 [or Jarocki 1822] -- (Luo & Yue in Yue et al. 2000:427 [ref. 25272]). •Synonym of Carassius Jarocki 1822 -- (Kottelat 2013:84 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Cyprinini). Current status: Synonym of Carassius Jarocki 1822. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Cyprinus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:320 Masc. Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Desmarest 1856:283 [ref. 17401] -- see Whitley 1939:225 [ref. 25866] but Whitley has incorrect date for Desmarest; also by Jordan & Gilbert 1883:254 [ref. 2476]. On Official List (Opinion 77). Misspelled Ciprinus by Anonymous (Cabrera, Pérez & Haenseler) 1817:9 [ref. 17319], see Graells 1887:183 [ref. 30438]. •Valid as Cyprinus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Chen & Huang 1977:401 [ref. 8497], Sawada in Masuda et al. 1984:58 [ref. 6441], Zhou in Chu & Chen 1989:329 [ref. 13584], Liu in Pan et al. 1991:224 [ref. 23876], Wu & Wu 1992:515 [ref. 21205], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:272 [ref. 21581], Bogutskaya & Naseka 1996:46 [ref. 22798], Chen in Chen 1998:248 [ref. 23556], Dyer 2000:89 [ref. 26678], Hänfling & Brandl 2000:267 [ref. 25144], Luo & Yue in Yue et al. 2000:399 [ref. 25272], Sideleva 2001:53 [ref. 26181], Sideleva 2003:10 [ref. 27815], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:61 [ref. 28183], Allen et al. 2006:346 [ref. 29004], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:110 [ref. 29996], Fricke et al. 2009:23 [ref. 30213], Minckley & Marsh 2009:179 [ref. 31114], Coad 2010:174 [ref. 36620], Marshall 2011:119 [ref. 31755], Kottelat 2013:93 [ref. 32989], Parin et al. 2014:74 [ref. 33547], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Cyprinini, Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:870 [ref. 34062], McDowall & Stewart 2015:314 [ref. 34241], Pietsch & Orr 2015:19 [ref. 34694], Zhang et al. 2016:84 [ref. 34477], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:658 [ref. 34853], Esmaeili et al. 2017:46 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:26 [ref. 36089], Fricke et al. 2018:59 [ref. 35805], Li 2019:34 [ref. 36687]). Current status: Valid as Cyprinus Linnaeus 1758. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Discherodontus Rainboth [W. J.] 1989:4 Masc. Barbus ashmeadi Fowler 1937. Type by original designation. •Valid as Discherodontus Rainboth 1989 -- (Doi 1997:21 [ref. 22832], Bănărescu 1997:21 [ref. 23274], Yang et al. 2012:26 [ref. 32362], Kottelat 2013:100 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Poropuntiini, Zhang et al. 2016:89 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Discherodontus Rainboth 1989. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Eirmotus Schultz [L. P.] 1959:10 Masc. Eirmotus octozona Schultz 1959. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Eirmotus Schultz 1959 -- (Kottelat 1982:431 [ref. 2667], Kottelat 1989:7 [ref. 13605], Roberts 1989:38 [ref. 6439], Doi 1997:21 [ref. 22832], Kottelat & Bréhier 1999:354 [ref. 24929], Tan & Kottelat 2008:423 [ref. 29780], Roberts 2010:188 [ref. 30988], Kottelat 2013:100 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Poropuntiini). Current status: Valid as Eirmotus Schultz 1959. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Fustis Lin [S.-Y.] 1932:517 Masc. Fustis vivus Lin 1932. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Fustis Lin 1932 -- (Wu et al. 1977:268 [ref. 4807]). •Synonym of Luciocyprinus Vaillant 1904 -- (Kottelat 1983 [ref. 6013], Chu & Cui in Chu & Chen 1989:159 [ref. 13584], Kottelat 2013:121 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] on Luciocyprinus in Cyprininae, tribe Cyprinini, Zhang et al. 2016:90 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Luciocyprinus Vaillant 1904. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Gibbibarbus Dai [D.-Y.] 1988:88 Masc. Gibbibarbus cyphotergous Dai 1988. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Gibbibarbus Dai 1998 -- (Wang et al. 1995:166 [ref. 31356]). •Synonym of Sinocyclocheilus Fang 1936, but a valid subgenus Gibbibarbus -- (Zhang & Zhao 2001:105 [ref. 25250]). •Synonym of Sinocyclocheilus Fang 1936 -- (Wang & Chen 2000:630 [ref. 25055], Zhao & Zhang 2006:771 [ref. 31176], Kottelat 2013:163 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Cyprinini, Huang et al. 2017:1487 [ref. 35602], Zhao et al. 2021:126 [ref. 39337]). Current status: Synonym of Sinocyclocheilus Fang 1936. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Hypsibarbus Rainboth [W. J.] 1996:20 Masc. Acrossocheilus malcolmi Smith 1945. Type by original designation. •Valid as Hypsibarbus Rainboth 1996 -- (Doi 1997:22 [ref. 22832], Kottelat 2013:112 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Poropuntiini, Zhang et al. 2016:90 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Hypsibarbus Rainboth 1996. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Kalimantania Bănărescu [P. M.] 1980:471 Fem. Systomus lawak Bleeker 1855. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type given as Systomus lawak Bleeker = Amblyrhynchichthys altus Vaillant. •Valid as Kalimantania Bănărescu 1980 -- (Roberts 1989:40 [ref. 6439], Doi 1997:22 [ref. 22832], Doi 2000:391 [ref. 25097], Kottelat 2013:113 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, incertae sedis). Current status: Valid as Kalimantania Bănărescu 1980. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Laichowcypris Nguyen [V. H.] & Doan [L. H.] 1969:xx Fem. Laichowcypris dai Nguyen & Doan 1969. Type by original designation (also monotypic). See Kottelat 2001:113 and 116 for availability issues. Spelled several ways originally; Kottelat 2001:116 [ref. 25482] serves as first reviser selecting the spelling above. •Synonym of Cyprinus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Kottelat 2001:21 [ref. 25482] based on placement of the type species, Kottelat 2013:93 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinus Linnaeus 1758. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Laichowcypris Mai [D. Y.] (ex Nguyen & Doan) 1978:28 Fem. Laichowcypris day Nguyen & Doan 1969. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Apparently available; see Kottelat 1989:1103 [ref. 14361] with author as Yen [=Mai]. See also Endruweit 2024:15 [ref. 41040] and the account of Laichowcypris Nguyen & Doan 1969. Considered a translation of this work and not an original description. •In the synonymy of Cyprinus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Kottelat 2001:21 [ref. 25482] based on placement of the type species). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinus Linnaeus 1758. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Laocypris Kottelat [M.] 2000:43 Fem. Laocypris hispida Kottelat 2000. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Laocypris Kottelat 2000 -- (Kottelat 2013:118 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, incertae sedis). Current status: Valid as Laocypris Kottelat 2000. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Luciocyprinus Vaillant [L. L.] 1904:298 Masc. Luciocyprinus langsoni Vaillant 1904. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Luciocyprinus Vaillant 1904 -- (Kottelat 1983 [ref. 6013], Cui & Chu 1986 [ref. 8097], Chu & Cui in Chu & Chen 1989:159 [ref. 13584], Shan et al. in Yue et al. 2000:84 [ref. 25272], Kottelat 2013:121 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Cyprinini, Zhang et al. 2016:90 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Luciocyprinus Vaillant 1904. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Matsya Day [F.] 1889:292 Fem. Acanthonotus argenteus Day 1888. Type by monotypy. Apparently a replacement for Acanthonotus Tickell (in Day) 1888, apparently preoccupied by same name in Bloch and Schneider 1801, Goldfus 1809 in Mammalia, and Gray 1831 in fishes (preoccupations not researched). •Synonym of Mystacoleucus Günther 1868 -- (Chu & Kottelat 1989:1 [ref. 12575], Roberts 1989:45 [ref. 6439], Kottelat 2013:125 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Poropuntiini). Current status: Synonym of Mystacoleucus Günther 1868. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Mesocyprinus Cheng [C.-T.] 1950:568 Masc. Cyprinus micristius Regan 1906. Type by monotypy. Described as a new genus, but described earlier by Fang 1936 with same name and type species. Objectively invalid. •Synonym of Cyprinus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Kottelat 2013:93 [ref. 32989]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Cyprinus Linnaeus 1758. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Mesocyprinus Fang [P.-W.] 1936:690, 699 Masc. Cyprinus micristius Regan 1906. Type by original designation (also monotypic). See also Mesocyprinus Cheng 1950. •Synonym of Cyprinus Linnaeus 1758 -- (Wu & Wu 1992:515 [ref. 21205]), but a valid subgenus Mesocyprinus -- (Chen & Huang 1977:403 [ref. 8497], Zhou in Chu & Chen 1989:330 [ref. 13584], Chen in Chen 1998:249 [ref. 23556], Luo & Yue in Yue et al. 2000:399 [ref. 25272], Kottelat 2013:93 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinus Linnaeus 1758. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Mystacoleucus Günther [A.] 1868:206 Masc. Capoeta padangensis Bleeker 1852. Type by monotypic; as "... of type of the genus agrees...". •Valid as Mystacoleucus Günther 1868 -- (Wu et al. 1977:272 [ref. 4807], Jayaram 1981:111 [ref. 6497], Kottelat 1985:264 [ref. 11441], Chu & Kottelat 1989:1 [ref. 12575], Roberts 1989:45 [ref. 6439], Chu & Cui in Chu & Chen 1989:225 [ref. 13584], Kottelat 1989:9 [ref. 13605], Shan et al. in Yue et al. 2000:167 [ref. 25272], Kottelat 2013:125 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Poropuntiini, Zhang et al. 2016:91 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Mystacoleucus Günther 1868. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Neobarynotus Bănărescu [P. M.] 1980:475 Masc. Capoeta microlepis Bleeker 1851. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Cyclocheilichthys Bleeker 1860 -- (Roberts 1989:33 [ref. 6439]). •Valid as Neobarynotus Bănărescu 1980 -- (Kottelat 1985:264 [ref. 11441], Kottelat 1989:9 [ref. 13605], Doi 1997:22 [ref. 22832] as Neoborynus, Kottelat & Bréhier 1999:354 [ref. 24929], Kottelat 2013:126 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, incertae sedis). Current status: Valid as Neobarynotus Bănărescu 1980. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Neocarassius Castelnau [F. L.] 1872:236 Masc. Neocarassius ventricosus Castelnau 1872. Type by monotypy. As Neocorassius on p. 236 and 242, and Neocarassuis on p. 237, based on Carassius which Castelnau misspelled Corassius; corrected by McCulloch 1929:53 [ref. 2948]. Based on an introduced goldfish (Jordan 1919 [ref. 4904]). •Synonym of Carassius Nilsson 1832. •Synonym of Carassius Jarocki 1822 -- (Kottelat 2013:84 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Carassius Jarocki 1822. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Oxybarbus Vaillant [L. L.] 1893:57 Masc. Barbus heteronema Bleeker 1854. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Cyclocheilichthys Bleeker 1859 -- (Roberts 1989:33 [ref. 6439], Kottelat 2013:91 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] by placement of type species). Current status: Synonym of Cyclocheilichthys Bleeker 1859. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Papillocheilus Smith [H. M.] 1945:230 Masc. Papillocheilus ayuthiae Smith 1945. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Cosmochilus Sauvage 1878 -- (Kottelat 1984:799 [ref. 11440], Kottelat 2013:89 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Cosmochilus Sauvage 1878. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Paraprocypris Fang [P.-W.] 1936:707 Fem. Paraprocypris papillosolabiatus Fang 1936. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •In Cyprininae, tribe Cyprinini -- (on Procypris Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694]). •Synonym of Procypris Lin 1933 -- (Chen & Huang 1977:398 [ref. 8497], Zhou in Chu & Chen 1989:326 [ref. 13584], Luo & Yue in Yue et al. 2000:395 [ref. 25272], Kottelat 2013:145 [ref. 32989], Zhang et al. 2016:86 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Synonym of Procypris Lin 1933. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Parasikukia Doi [A.] 2000:392 Fem. Parasikukia maculata Doi 2000. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Parasikukia Doi 2000 -- (Kottelat 2013:139 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, incertae sedis). Current status: Valid as Parasikukia Doi 2000. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Paraspinibarbus Chu [X.-L.] & Kottelat [M.] 1989:2 Masc. Spinibarbus macracanthus Pellegrin & Chevey 1936. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Paraspinibarbus Chu & Kottelat 1989 -- (Doi 1997:23 [ref. 22832], Shan et al. in Yue et al. 2000:152 [ref. 25272], Kottelat 2013:139 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, incertae sedis, Zhang et al. 2016:94 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Paraspinibarbus Chu & Kottelat 1989. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Parator Wu [H.-W.], Yang [G.-R.], Yue [P.-Q.] & Huang [H.-J.] 1963:91 Masc. Tor zonatus Lin 1935. Type by monotypy. See Bănărescu 1997:25 [ref. 23274]. •Synonym of Tor Gray 1833, but a valid subgenus Parator -- (Chu & Cui in Chu & Chen 1989:137 [ref. 13584], Shan et al. in Yue et al. 2000:155 [ref. 25272]). •Valid as Parator Wu, Yang, Yue & Huang 1963 -- (Wu et al. 1977:330 [ref. 4807], Chu & Kottelat 1989:1 [ref. 12575], Kottelat 2013:139 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, incertae sedis, Zhang et al. 2016:94 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Parator Wu, Yang, Yue & Huang 1963. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Poropuntius Smith [H. M.] 1931:14 Masc. Poropuntius normani Smith 1931. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Poropuntius Smith 1931 -- (Kottelat 1989:10 [ref. 13605], Doi 1997:23 [ref. 22832], Roberts 1998:107 [ref. 23549], Proudlove 2006:82 [ref. 28992], Kottelat 2013:143 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Poropuntiini, Zhang et al. 2016:94 [ref. 34477], Muhammad-Rasul et al. 2018:334 [ref. 36118], Hoang et al. 2024:199 [ref. 41179]). Current status: Valid as Poropuntius Smith 1931. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Prinicyclocheilus Li [W.-X.] in Li et al. 1996:58 Masc. Sinocyclocheilus macrolepis Li 1992. Might have appeared elsewhere first. Nomen Nudum. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Procypris Lin [S.-Y.] 1933:193 Fem. Procypris merus Lin 1933. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Procypris Lin 1933 -- (Chen & Huang 1977:398 [ref. 8497], Wu 1987:44 [ref. 12822], Zhou in Chu & Chen 1989:326 [ref. 13584], Chen in Chen 1998:247 [ref. 23556], Luo & Yue in Yue et al. 2000:395 [ref. 25272], Kottelat 2013:145 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Cyprinini, Zhang et al. 2016:86 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Procypris Lin 1933. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Protopuntius Rainboth [W. J.] 1981 Barbus ashmeadi Fowler 1937. Not available from above, appeared in a thesis. Apparently never published in an available way. •In the synonymy of Discherodontus Rainboth 1989. •In Cyprininae, tribe Porotntiinii -- (Tang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694]). Current status: Synonym of Discherodontus Rainboth 1989. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Pseudosinocyclocheilus Zhang [C.-G.] & Zhao [Y.-H.] in Zhang et al. 2016:96 Masc. Sinocyclocheilus jinxiensis Zheng, Xiu & Yang 2013. Type by original designation. •Valid as Pseudosinocyclocheilus Zhang & Zhao 2016. Current status: Valid as Pseudosinocyclocheilus Zhang & Zhao 2016. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Puntioplites Smith [H. M.] 1929:11 Masc. Puntius (Puntius) proctozysron Bleeker 1865. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Puntioplites Smith 1929 -- (Chen & Huang 1977:396 [ref. 8497], Bănărescu 1978:113 [ref. 36231], Kottelat 1985:265 [ref. 11441], Wu 1987:44 [ref. 12822], Roberts 1989:59 [ref. 6439], Zhou in Chu & Chen 1989:323 [ref. 13584], Kottelat 1989:10 [ref. 13605], Doi 1997:24 [ref. 22832], Bănărescu 1997:26 [ref. 23274], Luo & Yue in Yue et al. 2000:392 [ref. 25272], Pasco-Viel 2012:41 [ref. 32355], Kottelat 2013:147 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, Poropuntiini, Zhang et al. 2016:97 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Puntioplites Smith 1929. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Rohteichthys Bleeker [P.] 1860:431 Masc. Barbus microlepis Bleeker 1850. Type by subsequent monotypy. Apparently appeared first in key, without included species. One species included by Bleeker 1860:281, 395 [ref. 380]. Not to be confused with Rohitichthys Bleeker. •Valid as Rohteichthys Bleeker 1860 -- (Roberts 1989:78 [ref. 6439], Doi 1997:24 [ref. 22832], Kottelat 2013:157 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, incertae sedis). Current status: Valid as Rohteichthys Bleeker 1860. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Sawbwa Annandale [N.] 1918:48 Fem. Sawbwa resplendens Annandale 1918. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled Sambwa in Zoological Record for 1918. Treated as feminine, Art. 30.2.4. See Das 2003:361 [ref. 27706]. •Valid as Sawbwa Annandale 1918 -- (Jayaram 1981:97 [ref. 6497], Kottelat 1989:11 [ref. 13605], Doi 1997:25 [ref. 22832], Kottelat 2013:159 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Poropuntiini). Current status: Valid as Sawbwa Annandale 1918. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Scaphognathops Smith [H. M.] 1945:208 Masc. Scaphognathus stejnegeri Smith 1931. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Scaphognathus Smith 1931, preoccupied by Scaphognathus Wagner 1861 in Reptilia. •Valid as Scaphognathops Smith 1945 -- (Kottelat 1985:266 [ref. 11441], Kottelat 1989:11 [ref. 13605], Doi 1997:25 [ref. 22832], Kottelat 2013:159 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Poropuntiini). Current status: Valid as Scaphognathops Smith 1945. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Scaphognathus Smith [H. M.] 1931:21 Masc. Scaphognathus stejnegeri Smith 1931. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Scaphognathus Wagner 1861 in Reptilia, replaced by Scaphognathops Smith 1945. 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Scaphognathops Smith 1945. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Siaja (subgenus of Cyclocheilichthys) Bleeker [P.] 1859:149 Fem. Cyclocheilichthys (Siaja) siaja Bleeker 1860. Type by absolute tautonymy. Appeared as name only in Bleeker 1860:431 [ref. 370]. Apparently dates to 1859 [or 1860] as above; with many included species, one of which is siaja. Type not Capoeta microlepis. Also in Bleeker 1863:27 [ref. 4859] and 1863:199 [ref. 397]. •Synonym of Cyclocheilichthys Bleeker 1859 -- (Roberts 1989:33 [ref. 6439] with type as microlepis, Kottelat 2013:91 [ref. 32989]). •In Cyprininae, tribe Poropuntiini -- (Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694]). Current status: Synonym of Cyclocheilichthys Bleeker 1859. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Sikukia Smith [H. M.] 1931:138 Fem. Sikukia stejnegeri Smith 1931. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Sikukia Smith 1931 -- (Kottelat 1985:266 [ref. 11441], Kottelat 1985 [ref. 5288], Chu & Cui in Chu & Chen 1989:166 [ref. 13584], Kottelat 1989:11 [ref. 13605], Doi 1997:25 [ref. 22832], Li et al. 1998:453 [ref. 24130], Doi 2000:391 [ref. 25097], Shan et al. in Yue et al. 2000:92 [ref. 25272], Kottelat 2013:162 [ref. 32989], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Poropuntiini, Zhang et al. 2016:98 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Sikukia Smith 1931. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Sinocyclocheilus Fang [P.-W.] 1936:588 Masc. Sinocyclocheilus tingi Fang 1936. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Genus misspelled Sinocyclocheils once on p. 588. •Valid as Sinocyclocheilus Fang 1936 -- (Wu et al. 1977:261 [ref. 4807], Chu & Cui 1985 [ref. 8174], Chu & Cui in Chu & Chen 1989:169 [ref. 13584], Wu & Wu 1992:287 [ref. 21205], Chen & Yang 1993:123 [ref. 24946], Chen et al. 1994:246 [ref. 22068], Chen et al. 1997:219 [ref. 23733], Chen in Chen 1998:155 [ref. 23556], Wang & Chen 1998:102 [ref. 26207], Li et al. 1998:3 [ref. 28148], Zhou & Li 1998:140 [ref. 28158], Kottelat & Bréhier 1999:356 [ref. 24929], Wang & Chen 2000:630 [ref. 25055], Shan et al. in Yue et al. 2000:52 [ref. 25272], Li et al. 2003:63 [ref. 18235], Xiao et al. 2004:522 [ref. 28157], Zhao et al. 2006:121 [ref. 28691], Zhao & Zhang 2006:769 [ref. 31176], Proudlove 2006:70 [ref. 28992], Li et al. 2007:1 [ref. 29378], Romero 2009 [ref. 30522], Zhao et al. 2009:137 [ref. 29635], Zhao et al. 2009:204 [ref. 29545], Zhao et al. 2009:137 [ref. 30565], Liang et al. 2011:371 [ref. 31561], Zhu & Zhu 2012:222 [ref. 31831], Zheng et al. 2012:x [ref. 32676], Ma & Zhao 2012:109 [ref. 34891], Li & Li 2013:83 [ref. 32723], Pan et al. 2013:368 [ref. 32821], Gan et al. 2013:459 [ref. 32904], Lan et al. 2013:158 [ref. 32910], Kottelat 2013:163 [ref. 32989], Zang et al. 2014:583 [ref. 33186], Li & Li 2014:249 [ref. 33240], Li et al. 2014:37 [ref. 33537], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Cyprinini, Cheng et al. 2015:33 [ref. 34631], Chen et al. 2016:1 [ref. 34372], Zhang et al 2016:98 [ref. 34477], Luo et al. 2016:650 [ref. 35992], Huang et al. 2017:1483 [ref. 35602], Yang et al. 2017:58 [ref. 35740], Lan et al. 2017:97 [ref. 35741], Yang et al. 2017:507 [ref. 35837], Liu et al. 2018:[1] [ref. 35769], Li et al. 2018:153 [ref. 35866], Wu et al. 2018:55 [ref. 35993], Chen et al. 2018:130 [ref. 36136], Li et al. 2019:61 [ref. 36488], Jiang et al. 2019:[1] [ref. 36987], Yang et al. 2021:[1] 1149 [ref. 39173], Zhao et al. 2021:126 [ref. 39337], Xu et al. 2023:1 [ref. 39837], Luo et al. 2024:484 [ref. 40285], Shao et al. 2024:515 [ref. 41104], Fan et al. 2024:119 [ref. 41616]). Current status: Valid as Sinocyclocheilus Fang 1936. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Troglocyclocheilus Kottelat [M.] & Bréhier [F.] 1999:350 Masc. Troglocyclocheilus khammouanensis Kottelat & Bréhier 1999. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Troglocyclocheilus Kottelat & Bréhier 1999 -- (Proudlove 2006:83 [ref. 28992] Kottelat 2013:170 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Troglocyclocheilus Kottelat & Bréhier 1999. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Typhlobarbus Chu [X.-L.] & Chen [Y.-R.] 1982:383 Masc. Typhlobarbus nudiventris Chu & Chen 1982. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Typhlobarbus Chu & Chen 1982 -- (Chu & Cui in Chu & Chen 1989:223 [ref. 13584], Shan et al. in Yue et al. 2000:51 [ref. 25272], Proudlove 2006:69 [ref. 28992], Romero 2009 [ref. 30522], Zhao et al. 2011:1549 [ref. 31493], Ma & Zhao 2012:110 [ref. 34891], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, incertae sedis, Zhang et al. 2016:106 [ref. 34477]). Current status: Valid as Typhlobarbus Chu & Chen 1982. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.

Xenocheilichthys Smith [H. M.] 1934:304 Masc. Xenocheilichthys gudgeri Smith 1934. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Sikukia Smith 1931 -- (Kottelat 1985:954 [ref. 5288], Chu & Cui in Chu & Chen 1989:166 [ref. 13584], Li et al. 1998:453 [ref. 24130], Shan et al. in Yue et al. 2000:92 [ref. 25272], Kottelat 2013:162 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Sikukia Smith 1931. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae.


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