Cyprinus megalophthalmus Wu et al., 1963
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Cyprinus megalophthalmus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyprinus that is endemic to Lake Erhai in China. There have been no records since the 1980s and it is possibly extinct.
Wikipedia contributors, Cyprinus megalophthalmus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:28:51.876604+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cyprinus megalophthalmus Wu et al., 1963
- Name authority
- Wu et al., 1963
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Cyprinus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyCyprininae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusCyprinus Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesCyprinus megalophthalmus Wu et al., 1963
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cyprinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| carpCyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyprinus chilia Wu, Yang & Huang, 1963 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyprinus dai (Nguyen & Doan, 1969) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyprinus fuxianensis Yang et al. in Chen & Huang, 1977 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyprinus longipectoralis Chen & Huang, 1977 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyprinus melanes (Mai, 1978) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyprinus qionghaiensis Liu, 1981 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyprinus quidatensis Nguyen, Le, Le & Nguyen, 1999 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyprinus rubrofuscus Lacepède, 1803 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyprinus yilongensis Yang et al., 1977 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyprinus yunnanensis Tchang, 1933 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyprinus hyperdorsalis Nguyen, 1991 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cyprinus carpio megalophthalmus Wu et al., 1963 Wu et al., 1963 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Wu, H.-W.; Yang, G.-R.; Yue, P.-Q.; Huang, H.-J. (1963). The economic fauna of China. Freshwater fishes. Science Press, Beijing, 1–159. [In Chinese. Second printing in 1964.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:33HVY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.