Xenocypris macrolepis Bleeker, 1871
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Xenocypris macrolepis Bleeker, 1871
- Name authority
- Bleeker, 1871
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Xenocypris
- 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
- subfamilyXenocypridinae Günther, 1868
- genusXenocypris Günther, 1868
- speciesXenocypris macrolepis Bleeker, 1871
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Xenocypris. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Xenocypris medius (Oshima, 1920) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Xenocypris hupeinensis (Yih, 1964) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Xenocypris fangi Tchang, 1930 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Xenocypris sungariensis Berg, 1907 Berg, 1907 | synonym |
| Xenocypris katinensis Tchang, 1930 Tchang, 1930 | synonym |
| Xenocypris lamperti Popta, 1907 Popta, 1907 | synonym |
| Xenocypris nitidus Garman, 1912 Garman, 1912 | synonym |
| Xenocypris lampertii Popta, 1907 Popta, 1907 | synonym |
| Xenocypris argentea fani Tchang & Shaw, 1931 Tchang & Shaw, 1931 | synonym |
| Leuciscus argenteus Basilewsky, 1855 Basilewsky, 1855 | ambiguous synonym |
| Xenocypris nankinensis Tchang, 1930 Tchang, 1930 | synonym |
| Xenocypris guentheri Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874 Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874 | synonym |
| Xenocypris tapeinosoma Bleeker, 1871 Bleeker, 1871 | synonym |
| Xenocypris aenea Sauvage & Dabry De Thiersant, 1874 Sauvage & Dabry De Thiersant, 1874 | synonym |
| Xenocypris güntheri Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874 Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874 | synonym |
| Xenocypris argentea Günther, 1868 Günther, 1868 | 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.
- Bleeker, P. (1871). Mémoire sur les cyprinoïdes de Chine. Verhandelingen Der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (Amsterdam), v. 12 (art. 2): 1–91, Pls. 1–14. 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:7G96D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.