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Hypophthalmichthys Bleeker, 1860 
AphiaID: 154318

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Cypriniformes (Order) > Cyprinidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Typetaxon Leuciscus molitrix Valenciennes, 1844
Parent Cyprinidae
Synonymised
taxa		  Aristichthys Oshima, 1919 (synonym)
 Cephalus Basilewsky, 1855 (synonym)
Sources  original description: Bleeker, P. (1859). Conspectus systematis Cyprinorum. Natuurkd. Tijdschr. Neder. Indië v. 20, pp 421-441. [details]

basis of record: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

from synonym: Oshima, M. (1919). Contributions to the study of the fresh water fishes of the island of Formosa. Ann. Carnegie Mus. v. 12 (nos. 2-4), pp 169-328, Pls. 48-53. [details] [view taxon]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
Dutch zilverkarper  [details]
English silver carp  [details]
German silber Karpfen  [details]
Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Species Hypophthalmichthys harmandi Sauvage, 1884
Species Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes, 1844)
Species Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Richardson, 1845)
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154318
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2005-04-18 08:19:08Z  created  Appeltans, Ward
2013-03-11 12:13:38Z  checked  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Hypophthalmichthys Bleeker, 1860. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154318 on 2013-05-24
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