2018 Volume 16 Pages 5-30
The osteological features of the cyprinid fish, Nipponocypris temminckii are examined and described for studies on fossil cyprinid fishes found in East Asia. As a result of this study, it was found that the pharyngeal, opercle, quadrate‐pterygoid fenestra urohyal, and dorsal fin skeleton of N. temminckii similar to those of Candidia barbata. However sensory canals of the parietal, infraorbital 5 and the dentary of N. temminckii differ from those of C. barbata.