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Small scaled mud carp

Cirrhinus microlepis Sauvage, 1878

Status not recordedbony fish

The small scaled mud carp (Cirrhinus microlepis) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the small scaled mud 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 small scaled mud carp live?

Not recorded

Is the small scaled mud 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 small scaled mud carp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusCirrhinus
  7. SpeciesCirrhinus microlepis Sauvage, 1878

Synonyms Cirhinus microlepis, Cirrhina aurata, Cirrhina microlepis, Cirrhinus auratus, Labeo aurovittatus, Labeo pruol

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • příčnoústka malošupinnáCzech
  • Pa Sa-iLao
  • Золотистая цирринаRussian
  • Pla NuanchanThai
  • Ostroretka malošupinnnároot
  • Pa PhoneLao
  • ปลานวลจันทร์น้ำจืดThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the small scaled mud carp

Other species in the same genus Cirrhinus.

Mud carp

Cirrhinus molitorella

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Mrigal

Cirrhinus cirrhosus

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Reba carp

Cirrhinus reba

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Mrigal

Cirrhinus mrigala

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the small scaled mud carp?

The small scaled mud carp (Cirrhinus microlepis) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Small scaled mud carp (Cirrhinus microlepis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-scaled-mud-carp

MLA

“Small scaled mud carp (Cirrhinus microlepis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-scaled-mud-carp.

BibTeX
@misc{small_scaled_mud_carp_2026,
  title = {Small scaled mud carp (Cirrhinus microlepis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-scaled-mud-carp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}