viridiviolaceus, Cyprinus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:492, 547, Pl. 16 (fig. 3) [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] China. No types known. Originally as viridi-violaceus. First reviser possibly Chen & Hwang in Wu 1977:414. •Synonym of Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus 1758 -- (Chen & Huang 1977:414 [ref. 8497], Zheng et al. 1989:232 [ref. 21202], Wu & Wu 1992:516 [ref. 21205], Luo & Yue in Yue 2000:411 [ref. 25272]). •Synonym of Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus 1758, but a valid subspecies -- (Barus et al. in Bănărescu & Paepke 2002:115 [ref. 25856]). •Synonym of Cyprinus rubrofuscus Lacepède 1803 -- (Kottelat 2006:30 [ref. 28831], Bogutskaya et al. 2008:321 [ref. 30085], Kottelat 2013:96 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinus rubrofuscus Lacepède 1803. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.