1) Fish genus 2) Genus cyprinus 
Cyprinus is the genus of typical carps in family Cyprinidae. They are of East Asian origin and closely related to some more barb-like genera, such Cyclocheilichthys and the recently established Barbonymus (tinfoils). The crucian carps (Carassius) of western Eurasia, which include the goldfish (C. auratus), are apparently not as closely related. Th...
[n] - type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp
genus Cyprinus noun type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp