Cyprinidae is a family of medium-to-large, mostly pelagic, freshwater ray-finned fishes commonly referred to as the carp family including the true carps, barbs, and barbels, among others. These cyprin
Cyprinidae Figure 2
Giant barbs (Catlocarpio siamensis) are the largest members of this family.
The tench, Tinca tinca, is of unclear affiliations and often placed in a subfamily or family of its own.
Rohu, Labeo rohita, of the disputed Labeoninae
Cyprininae is a subfamily of largely freshwater ray-finned fishes, one of ten subfamilies belonging to the family Cyprinidae. This family comprises the carps, goldfishes, barbs and related genera.
Cyprinidae
…obviously exist – for example, the Cultrinae and Leuciscinae, regardless of their exact delimitation, are rather close relatives and stand apart from Cyprininae – but the overall systematics and taxonomy of the Cyprinidae remain a subject of considerable debate. A large number of genera are incertae sedis, too…
Arabibarbus grypus (Arabibarbus)
Barbonymus schwanenfeldii (Barbonymus)
Capoeta capoeta (Capoeta)