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Hypophthalmichthys
Hypophthalmichthys
Translingual
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Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Proper noun
Hypophthalmichthys m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cyprinidae – the bighead carp.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - superclass; Actinopterygii - class; Neopterygii - subclass; Teleostei - infraclass; Ostariophysi - superorder; Cypriniformes - order; Cyprinoidea - superfamily; Cyprinidae - family; Oxygastrinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (silver carp) - type species; Hypophthalmichthys harmandi (largescale silver carp), Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (bighead carp) - other extant species; †Hypophthalmichthys okuyamai - extinct species