Procypris
Genus of fishes
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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]
| Procypris | |
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| Procypris rabaudi in the Ocean Park Aquarium, Hong Kong | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
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Paraprocypris Fang, 1936 | |
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)
