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Fish Identification
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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Xenocyprididae East Asian minnows

Genus: Hypophthalmichthys

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Max. Length 54.5 cm SL
 
Hypophthalmichthys harmandi
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Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Asia
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes, 1844)

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Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
[Silver carp]

Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Asia
Max. Length 146 cm SL
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Richardson, 1845)

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Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
[Bighead carp]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hypophthalmichthys harmandi Asia 54.5 SL 1884
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Silver carp Asia 120 TL 1844
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis Bighead carp Asia 146 SL 1845



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