Mylopharyngodon
| Mylopharyngodon Temporal range: Middle Miocene - Recent
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Xenocyprididae |
| Genus: | W. K. H. Peters, 1881[1] |
| Type species | |
| Leuciscus aethiops Basilewsky, 1855[1]
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Mylopharyngodon is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies.[2] There is one extant and one extinct species in this genus.[3]
Species
Mylopharyngodon has the following species classified within it:[2]
- Mylopharyngodon piceus (J. Richardson, 1846) (Black carp)
- †Mylopharyngodon wui P. Chen & Gloria Arratia, 2010
References
- ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Xenocyprididae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Mylopharyngodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Ping Chen; Gloria Arratia (2010). "Oldest known Mylopharyngodon (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Mongolian Plateau and its biogeographical implications based on ecological niche modeling". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (2): 333–340. Bibcode:2010JVPal..30..333C. doi:10.1080/02724631003620930. S2CID 84735323.