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Cirrhinus is a genus of cyprinid
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 caudimaculatus
    Cirrhinus caudimaculatus
    Cirrhinus caudimaculatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cirrhinus....

     (Fowler
    Henry Weed Fowler
    Henry Weed Fowler was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania.He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan...

    , 1934)
  • Cirrhinus cirrhosus (Bloch
    Marcus Elieser Bloch
    Marcus 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 (Sykes
    William Henry Sykes
    Colonel 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 inornatus
    Cirrhinus inornatus
    Cirrhinus inornatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cirrhinus....

     T. R. Roberts, 1997
  • Cirrhinus jullieni
    Cirrhinus jullieni
    Cirrhinus jullieni is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cirrhinus....

     Sauvage
    Henri 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 Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner
    Franz 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 Sauvage
    Henri 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 (Valenciennes
    Achille Valenciennes
    Achille 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. Hamilton
    Francis Buchanan-Hamilton
    Dr 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 rubirostris
    Cirrhinus rubirostris
    Cirrhinus rubirostris is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cirrhinus....

     T. R. Roberts, 1997