Aphyocypris

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Superfamilia: Cyprinoidea

Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Xenocypridinae
Genus: Aphyocypris
Species (8): A. amnis – A. arcus – A. chinensis – A. kikuchii – A. lini – A. moltrechti – A. normalis – A. pulchrilineata

Species uncertain (2): A. dorsohorizontalis – A. kyphus
Name

Aphyocypris Günther, 1868: 201

Type species: Aphyocypris chinensis Günther, 1868, by monotypy.
Synonyms

Aphyocyprioides Tang, 1942: 162

Type species: Aphyocyprioides typus Tang, 1942, by original designation.

Caraspius Nichols, 1925: 6

Type species: Caraspius agilis Nichols, 1925, by original designation.

Fusania Jordan & Starks, 1905: 198

Type species: Fusania ensarca Jordan & Starks, 1905, by monotypy.

Nicholsicypris Chu, 1935: 10

Type species: Aphyocypris normalis Nichols & Pope, 1927, by original designation.

Pararasbora Regan, 1908: 360

Type species: Pararasbora moltrechti Regan, 1908, by monotypy.

Phoxiscus Ōshima, 1919: 225

Type species: Phoxiscus kikuchii Oshima, 1919, by monotypy.

Yaoshanicus Lin, 1931: 50

Type species: Yaoshanicus arcus Lin, 1931, by monotypy.
References
Primary references

Günther, A.C.L.G. 1868. Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Heteropygii, Cyprinidae, Gonorhynchidae, Hyodontidae, Osteoglossidae, Clupeidae, Chirocentridae, Alepocephalidae, Notopteridae, Halosauridae, in the collection of the British Museum. Volume 7. British Museum, printed by Order of the Trustees: London. i–xx + 1–512 pp. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Liao, T.-Y., Kullander, S.O. & Lin, H.-D. 2011. Synonymization of Pararasbora, Yaoshanicus, and Nicholsicypris with Aphyocypris, and description of a new species of Aphyocypris from Taiwan (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zoological Studies 50(5): 657–664. Full article (PDF)
Zhu, Y., Zhao, Y. & Huang, K. 2013. Aphyocypris pulchrilineata, a new miniature cyprinid species (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Guangxi, China. Ichthyological Research 60(3): 232–236. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-013-0338-y

Aphyocypris is a genus of cyprinid fishes consisting of eight species, all of which are restricted to East Asia.
Species

There are currently ten recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

Aphyocypris amnis T. Y. Liao, S. O. Kullander & H. D. Lin, 2011[3]
Aphyocypris arcus (Lin, 1931)
Aphyocypris chinensis Günther, 1868 (Chinese bleak)
Aphyocypris dorsohorizontalis (V. H. Nguyễn & L. H. Doan), 1969
Aphyocypris kikuchii (Ōshima, 1919)
Aphyocypris kyphus (Mai, 1978)
Aphyocypris lini (S. H. Weitzman & L. L. Chan, 1966) (Garnet minnow)
Aphyocypris moltrechti (Regan, 1908) (Moltrecht's minnow)
Aphyocypris normalis (Nichols & C. H. Pope, 1927)
Aphyocypris pulchrilineata Y. Zhu, Y. H. Zhao & K. Huang, 2013[2]

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Aphyocypris in FishBase. February 2013 version.
Zhu, Y., Zhao, Y. & Huang, K. (2013): Aphyocypris pulchrilineata, a new miniature cyprinid species (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Guangxi, China. Ichthyological Research, Article first published online: 6 March 2013 DOI 10.1007/s10228-013-0338-y
Liao, T.-Y., Kullander, S.O. & Lin, H.-D. (2011): Synonymization of Pararasbora, Yaoshanicus, and Nicholsicypris with Aphyocypris, and Description of a New Species of Aphyocypris from Taiwan (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zoological Studies, 50 (5): 657-664.