Biology:Mylopharyngodon

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Short description: Genus of fish

Mylopharyngodon
Temporal range: Middle Miocene - Recent
Mylopharyngodon piceus.jpg
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Squaliobarbinae
Genus: Mylopharyngodon
W. K. H. Peters, 1881
Species
  • Mylopharyngodon piceus (black carp)
  • Mylopharyngodon wui

Mylopharyngodon is a genus of fish belongs to the family Cyprinidae, it contains two species: the living black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) and the fossil species Mylopharyngodon wui from the Middle Miocene of China.[1]

References

  1. Ping Chen; Gloria Arratia (2010). "Oldest known Mylopharyngodon (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Mongolian Plateau and its biogeographical implications based on ecological niche modeling". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30 (2): 333–340. doi:10.1080/02724631003620930. Bibcode2010JVPal..30..333C. 

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