TAXONOMY ATLAS · LEVEL 03

Minnows, Carps, and Loaches

Cypriniformes
Families
17
Species
4,975
01

FAMILY

Carps and Minnows

Cyprinidae
Genera
371
Species
3,296
Representatives: Giant salmon carpbronze breamArabian Bream
02

FAMILY

Nemacheilidae

Nemacheilidae
Genera
49
Species
831
Representatives: Red-tailed Squirrel LoachAborichthys kempiAcanthocobitis mooreh
03

FAMILY

Balitoridae

Balitoridae
Genera
38
Species
266
Representatives: Annamia normaniAnnamia thuathienensisGray's stone loach
04

FAMILY

Cobitidae

Cobitidae
Genera
24
Species
246
Representatives: Common Spined LoachAcanthopsoides delphaxDwarf horseface loach
05

FAMILY

Gobionidae

Gobionidae
Genera
12
Species
135
Representatives: Abbottina liaoningensisChinese false gudgeonChinese False Gudgeon
06

FAMILY

Catostomidae

Catostomidae
Genera
14
Species
88
Representatives: river carpsuckerQuillbackHighfin carpsucker
07

FAMILY

Botiidae

Botiidae
Genera
8
Species
62
Representatives: Mekong clawn loachDwarf loachYoyo loach
08

FAMILY

Psilorhynchidae

Psilorhynchidae
Genera
1
Species
31
Representatives: Psilorhynchus arunachalensisBalitora minnowPsilorhynchus brachyrhynchus
09

FAMILY

Barbuccidae

Barbuccidae
Genera
1
Species
3
Representatives: Fire-eyed loachBarbucca elongataBarbucca heokhuii
10

FAMILY

Gyrinocheilidae

Gyrinocheilidae
Genera
1
Species
3
Representatives: Siamese algae-eaterSpotted algae eaterBorneo algae-eater
11

FAMILY

Paedocyprididae

Paedocyprididae
Genera
1
Species
3
Representatives: Paedocypris carbunculusPaedocypris micromegethesIndonesian superdwarf fish
12

FAMILY

Serpenticobitidae

Serpenticobitidae
Genera
1
Species
3
Representatives: Serpenticobitis cingulataSerpenticobitis octozonaSerpenticobitis zonata
13

FAMILY

Vaillantellidae

Vaillantellidae
Genera
1
Species
3
Representatives: Forktail LoachVaillantella cinnamomeaVaillantella euepiptera
14

FAMILY

Ellopostomatidae

Ellopostomatidae
Genera
1
Species
2
Representatives: Ellopostoma megalomycterEnigmatic loach
15

FAMILY

Acheilognathidae

Acheilognathidae
Genera
1
Species
1
Representatives: Volcano Bitterling
16

FAMILY

Gastromyzontidae

Gastromyzontidae
Genera
1
Species
1
Representatives: Engkaria eubranchus
17

FAMILY

Tincidae

Tincidae
Genera
1
Species
1
Representatives: tench