| Procypris | |
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| Procypris rabaudi in the Ocean Park Aquarium, Hong Kong | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
| Genus: | Procypris S. Y. Lin, 19331 |
| Type species | |
| Procypris merus Lin, 1933
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| Synonyms | |
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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
Procypris contains the following species:3
- Procypris mera S. Y. Lin, 1933 (Chinese ink carp)4
- Procypris rabaudi (T. L. Tchang, 1930) (Rock carp)
References
References
- Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cyprininae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Procypris". FishBase. October 2024 version.
- Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Procypris". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- fishbase commonnames retrieved 1st March 2025