Cyprinidae
72 fish on EveryFish name Cyprinidae among their families.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreTor khudree
A large freshwater carp native to Indian rivers, known for its silvery body and red fins.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1838
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreRohu
A large silver carp from South Asian rivers, farmed for food and prized as a game fish.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇰🇪 Kenya and 4 moreRipon barbel
A large freshwater cyprinid from East African lakes and rivers.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1900
🇹🇭 Thailand and 2 moreSiamese mud carp
Freshwater cyprinid native to Mekong and Chao Phraya riversCarp · Rivers and lakes
Southeast AsiaRainbow shark
A Southeast Asian freshwater cyprinid kept as a popular but aggressive aquarium fish.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇷 Iran and 3 moreMangar
Large cyprinid fish of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1843
🇨🇳 ChinaPrzewalskii's naked carp
Endemic cyprinid of China's Qinghai Lake basinCarp · Rivers and lakes
EuropeCommon nase
A migratory European cyprinid with orange tail fins.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1758
🇰🇭 Cambodia and 2 moreGiant barb
The largest cyprinid fish, native to major river basins in Southeast Asia.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 Thailand and 2 moreEmpurau
A large Southeast Asian river fish prized for its high market value.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United StatesHumpback chub
Endangered fish of the Colorado River with a distinctive dorsal hump.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreJullien's golden carp
Endangered Southeast Asian river fish with five stripesCarp · Rivers and lakes
🇧🇮 Burundi and 3 moreNingu
A freshwater carp found in Lake Victoria and its tributaries.Carp · Rivers and lakes
WorldTorinae
A subfamily of large freshwater carps known as mahseers, found across Asia and Africa.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreSilver carp
A filter-feeding freshwater fish native to Asia, now invasive in North America.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1844
🇨🇳 China and 3 moreGrass carp
Large herbivorous freshwater fish used for weed control and food.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇨🇳 China and 4 moreBighead carp
A large Asian freshwater fish farmed globally and invasive in North America.Carp · Rivers and lakes
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreCrucian carp
A European cyprinid known for surviving winter ice by converting lactate to ethanol.Carp · Rivers and lakes
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Crucian carp: Daderot, CC0, source
- Rohu: Wiki Farazi, CC0, source
- Ripon barbel: Georges Albert Boulenger, Public domain, source
- Siamese mud carp: BigYoi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rainbow shark: MerlinSenger at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mangar: maleek silawi, CC BY 3.0, source
- Przewalskii's naked carp: EricDiao, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Common nase: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Giant barb: User:Lerdsuwa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Empurau: Wibowo Djatmiko ( Wie146 ), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Humpback chub: Williams, James, Public domain, source
- Jullien's golden carp: Lerdsuwa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ningu: Boulenger, George Albert; Loat, L., Public domain, source
- Torinae: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tor mahseer: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
- Grass carp: Hagerty, Ryan/USFWS, Public domain, source
- Bighead carp: Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee, CC BY 2.0, source
- Silver carp: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain, source