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Cyprinids
Aquarium Fish Varieties
The
largest fish in this family is the Barbus tor, which
is native to India and reaches a length of more than
6 feet (2.5 meters)!
This
family contains many of the Carp-like fishes, including
well-known groups such as barbs, danios, rasboras,
various "sharks", minnows, bitterlings, and the Chinese
Algae Eater. It also contains such fishes as the flying
fox, daces, asps, log suckers, roachs, and chubs.
Goldfish and Koi are also part of the Cyprinid family,
but are included in their own section.
The
Cyprinid family is one of the largest family of fishes
consisting of over 1400 documented species with fish
of all sizes. They can be found throughout Asia, most
of Africa, Europe, and North America. The only place
they are not to be found is South America and Australia.
categories
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Tiger
Barb
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Longfin
Tiger Barb
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Puntius tetrazona
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Puntius tetrazona var.
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Green
Tiger Barb
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Albino
Tiger Barb
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Puntius tetrazona var.
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Puntius tetrazona var.
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Neon
Rosy Barb
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Rosy
Barb
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Puntius conchonius var.
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Puntius conchonius
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Cherry
Barb
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Red-tail
Tinfoil Barb
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Puntius titteya
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Barbus altus
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Tinfoil
Barb
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Golden
Tinfoil Barb
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Barbus schwanefeldi
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Barbus schwanefeldi var.
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Albino
Zebra Danio
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Giant
Danio
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Danio rerio (Syn: Brachydanio
rerio)
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Devario aequipinnatus
(Syn: Danio aequipinnatus)
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Glowlight
Danio
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Golden
Danio
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Danio choprai
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Danio rerio (Syn: Brachydanio
rerio)
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Hikari
Danio
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Leopard
Danio
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Danio sp. "hikari"
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Danio rerio cf (Syn:
Brachydanio frankei)
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Longfin
Blue Danio
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Zebra
Danio
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Danio rerio cf (Syn:
Brachydanio rerio)
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Danio rerio (Syn: Brachydanio
rerio)
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Trigonostigma heteromorpha
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Trigonostigma hengeli
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Dwarf
Rasbora
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Espe's
Rasbora
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Boraras maculatus
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Trigonostigma espei
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Rummy
Nose Rasbora
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Slender
Rasbora
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Sawbwa resplendens
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Rasbora daniconius
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Bala
Shark ~ Silver Shark
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Balantiocheilus melanopterus
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Chinese
Algae Eater
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Gyrinocheilus aymonieri
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