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Procypris

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Procypris
Procypris rabaudi in the Ocean Park Aquarium, Hong Kong
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Procypris
S. Y. Lin, 1933[1]
Type species
Procypris merus
Lin, 1933
Synonyms

Paraprocypris Fang, 1936

Procypris is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes.[1] The fishes in this genus are found in eastern Asia.[2]

Species

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Procypris contains the following species:[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cyprininae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Procypris". FishBase. October 2024 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Procypris". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 December 2024.