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Dianchi carp

Cyprinus micristius Regan, 1906

Status not recordedbony fish

The dianchi carp (Cyprinus micristius) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the dianchi carp

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the dianchi carp live?

Not recorded

Is the dianchi carp endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the dianchi carp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusCyprinus
  7. SpeciesCyprinus micristius Regan, 1906

Synonyms Cyprinus micristius, Cyprnus micristius, Mesocyprinus micristius

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • 小鲤Chinese
  • Cai HuChinese
  • Ma Bian YuChinese
  • Ma YuChinese
  • Xiao LiChinese
  • Zhong LiChinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dianchi carp

Other species in the same genus Cyprinus.

Amur carp

Cyprinus rubrofuscus

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Yilong carp

Cyprinus yilongensis

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Qilu carp

Cyprinus chilia

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Yunnan carp

Cyprinus yunnanensis

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

CompareDianchi carp vs Common carpDianchi carp vs Amur carpDianchi carp vs Yilong carpDianchi carp vs Barbless carp

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dianchi carp?

The dianchi carp (Cyprinus micristius) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dianchi carp (Cyprinus micristius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dianchi-carp

MLA

“Dianchi carp (Cyprinus micristius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dianchi-carp.

BibTeX
@misc{dianchi_carp_2026,
  title = {Dianchi carp (Cyprinus micristius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dianchi-carp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}