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Erhai carp

Cyprinus barbatus Chen & Huang, 1977

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the erhai 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 erhai carp live?

Not recorded

Is the erhai 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 erhai carp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusCyprinus
  7. SpeciesCyprinus barbatus Chen & Huang, 1977

Synonyms Cyprinus pelleegrini barbatus, Cyprinus pellegrini barbatus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • kapr vousatýCzech
  • 얼하이잉어Korean
  • 洱海鯉Chinese
  • 洱海鲤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the erhai 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

CompareErhai carp vs Common carpErhai carp vs Amur carpErhai carp vs Yilong carpErhai carp vs Barbless carp

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the erhai carp?

The erhai carp (Cyprinus barbatus) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Erhai carp (Cyprinus barbatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/erhai-carp

MLA

“Erhai carp (Cyprinus barbatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/erhai-carp.

BibTeX
@misc{erhai_carp_2026,
  title = {Erhai carp (Cyprinus barbatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/erhai-carp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}