Xenocypris

Xenocypris is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. In addition to the extant species, X. yushensis, being known only from fossils, and one, X. yunnanensis, which is critically endangered or recently extinct.

Xenocypris Temporal range: Pliocene-recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Xenocyprididae
Genus:	Xenocypris Günther, 1868[1]
Type species
Xenocypris argentea Günther, 1868[1]

Species

Xenocypris contains the following species:^[2]

• Xenocypris davidi Bleeker, 1871
• Xenocypris fangi T. L. Tchang, 1930
• Xenocypris hupeinensis (P. L. Yih, 1964)
• Xenocypris macrolepis Bleeker, 1871
• Xenocypris medius (Ōshima, 1920)
• Xenocypris schisturus (Oshima, 1920)
• Xenocypris yunnanensis Nichols, 1925
• †Xenocypris yushensis Liu & Su, 1962 (Pliocene Shanxi Province)