Cirrhinus
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Cirrhinus is a genus of cyprinid
fish found in Asia
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Cyprinid
The family Cyprinidae, from the Ancient Greek kyprînos , consists of the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives . Commonly called the carp family or the minnow family, its members are also known as cyprinids...
fish found in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
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Species
- Cirrhinus caudimaculatusCirrhinus caudimaculatusCirrhinus caudimaculatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cirrhinus....
(FowlerHenry Weed FowlerHenry Weed Fowler was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania.He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan...
, 1934) - Cirrhinus cirrhosus (BlochMarcus Elieser BlochMarcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...
, 1795) (mrigal) - Cirrhinus fulungee (SykesWilliam Henry SykesColonel William Henry Sykes, FRS was an Indian Army officer, politician and ornithologist.Sykes was born near Bradford in Yorkshire, and joined the Bombay Army, a part of the armed forces of the Honourable East India Company, in 1804, returning to Britain in 1837...
, 1839) (Deccan white carp) - Cirrhinus inornatusCirrhinus inornatusCirrhinus inornatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cirrhinus....
T. R. Roberts, 1997 - Cirrhinus jullieniCirrhinus jullieniCirrhinus jullieni is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cirrhinus....
SauvageHenri Émile Sauvage- Works :Articles in The Popular Science Monthly:* “Amphibious Fishes,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 9, September 1876* “The Archer-Fishes,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 12, January 1878* “The Matamata,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 16, March 1880...
, 1878 (Note: probably synonym of C. molitorella) - Cirrhinus macrops SteindachnerFranz SteindachnerFranz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...
, 1870 (hora white carp) - Cirrhinus microlepis SauvageHenri Émile Sauvage- Works :Articles in The Popular Science Monthly:* “Amphibious Fishes,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 9, September 1876* “The Archer-Fishes,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 12, January 1878* “The Matamata,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 16, March 1880...
, 1878 (small-scale mud carp) - Cirrhinus molitorella (ValenciennesAchille ValenciennesAchille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1844) (mud carp) - Cirrhinus reba (F. HamiltonFrancis Buchanan-HamiltonDr Francis Buchanan, later known as Francis Hamilton but often referred to as Francis Buchanan-Hamilton was a Scottish physician who made significant contributions as a geographer, zoologist, and botanist while living in India.The standard botanical author abbreviation Buch.-Ham. is applied to...
, 1822) (reba carp) - Cirrhinus rubirostrisCirrhinus rubirostrisCirrhinus rubirostris is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cirrhinus....
T. R. Roberts, 1997