Hypophthalmichthys
Bighead carp
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Hypophthalmichthys (Bleeker, 1860)
Species
See text.

Hypophthalmichthys is a genus of cyprinid fish consisting of three species. The name comes from Greek ὑπό, (hypó) "below"; ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós), "eye"; ἰχθῦς (ichthŷs), "fish", thus "fish with eyes below" referring to the fact that the fish has its eyes below the mouth line.

They are also known as bighead carps, though that term is also locally used for individual species, particularly Hypophthalmichthys nobilis.

[edit] Species

• Hypophthalmichthys harmandi Sauvage, 1884
• Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1844) - Silver carp
• Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Richardson, 1845) - Bighead carp

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