Cyprinidae

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Richardson, 1845)

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis, the bighead carp, is a large Asian fish widely introduced as an invasive outside its native range.

Nipponocypris temminckii (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Nipponocypris temminckii (dark chub) is a freshwater East Asian minnow found in China, Japan, Korea, growing up to 15 cm long.

Nipponocypris koreanus (Kim, Oh & Hosoya, 2005)

Nipponocypris koreanus, the dark chub, is a freshwater East Asian minnow native to South Korea.

Opsariichthys bidens Günther, 1873

Opsariichthys bidens, the Chinese hooksnout carp, is a mid-sized freshwater minnow endemic to fast-flowing East and Southeast Asian waters.

Opsariichthys evolans (Jordan & Evermann, 1902)

Opsariichthys evolans is a freshwater ray-finned East Asian minnow found in southeastern China and Taiwan, with males reaching 9 cm long.

Opsariichthys pachycephalus Günther, 1868

Opsariichthys pachycephalus is a common small freshwater minnow endemic to Taiwan's western waterways.

Parazacco spilurus (Günther, 1868)

Parazacco spilurus, the only species in monospecific genus Parazacco, is a freshwater East Asian minnow found in China and Vietnam.

Zacco platypus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Zacco platypus, the pale chub, is a widespread East Asian freshwater fish with defined physical traits, behavior, and human uses.

Tinca tinca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tinca tinca, the tench, is a freshwater fish with distinct morphology, specific habitat preferences, and rapid early growth.

Rhodeus amarus (Bloch, 1782)

Rhodeus amarus, the European bitterling, is a small temperate freshwater fish native to Europe once used for human pregnancy tests.

Rhodeus sinensis Günther, 1868

Rhodeus sinensis is a subtropical freshwater bitterling fish native to Chinese inland rivers, introduced to Afghanistan.

Rhodeus ocellatus (Kner, 1866)

Rhodeus ocellatus, the rosy bitterling, is a small East Asian freshwater bitterling fish that relies on freshwater mussels for reproduction.

Paratanakia himantegus (Günther, 1868)

Paratanakia himantegus is a ray-finned bitterling fish found in China and Taiwan.

Abbottina rivularis (Basilewsky, 1855)

Abbottina rivularis is a small freshwater fish native to China and Japan with distinctive dark spotting on its body and caudal fin.

Gobio gobio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Gobio gobio (gudgeon) is a small freshwater fish with distinct physical traits, found across parts of Europe with an unclear Asian range.

Gobio lozanoi Doadrio & Madeira, 2004

Gobio lozanoi, the Iberian gudgeon, is a small freshwater fish native to the Iberian Peninsula and introduced widely there.

Gobio volgensis Vasil'eva, Mendel, Vasil'ev, Lusk & Lusková, 2008

Gobio volgensis is a small endemic freshwater gudgeon fish found in Russia's Volga River basin.

Hemibarbus labeo (Pallas, 1776)

Hemibarbus labeo, the barbel steed, is a small freshwater ray-finned gudgeon found across parts of eastern Asia.

Microphysogobio alticorpus Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1968

Microphysogobio alticorpus, the highbody longnose gudgeon, is a small endemic Taiwanese freshwater gudgeon found in western Taiwanese rivers.

Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Pseudorasbora parva, the topmouth gudgeon, is a small freshwater invasive gudgeon native to Asia.

Notemigonus crysoleucas (Mitchill, 1814)

Notemigonus crysoleucas, the golden shiner, is a widespread North American minnow with distinct identifying traits and specific habitat preferences.

Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus, 1758)

This is a detailed description of the common roach Rutilus rutilus, covering its appearance, distribution, ecology, and reproduction.

Abramis brama (Linnaeus, 1758)

Abramis brama, the common bream, is a silver freshwater fish native to much of Europe and west Asian seas.

Achondrostoma oligolepis (Robalo, Doadrio, Almada & Kottelat, 2005)

Achondrostoma oligolepis, the ruivaco, is an endemic Portuguese cyprinid fish with distinct morphological traits.

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Richardson, 1845)

Nipponocypris temminckii (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)