Mylopharyngodon
Genus of fish
| Mylopharyngodon Temporal range: Middle Miocene - Recent | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Squaliobarbinae |
| Genus: | Mylopharyngodon W. K. H. Peters, 1881 |
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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
- ^ 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. Bibcode:2010JVPal..30..333C. doi:10.1080/02724631003620930. S2CID 84735323.
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