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Xenocypris

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Xenocypris
Temporal range: Pliocene-recent
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Xenocyprinae
Genus: Xenocypris
Günther, 1868
Type species
Xenocypris argentea
Günther, 1868

Xenocypris is a genus of cyprinid fish found in eastern Asia. There are currently seven species in this genus, one, X. yushensis, being known only from fossils, and one, X. yunnanensis, which is critically endangered or recently extinct.

Species

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References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Xenocypris". FishBase. October 2011 version.