Cypriniformes

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Cypriniformes
Temporal range: Paleocene–recent
A wild-type common carp (Cyprinus carpio, Cyprinidae: Cyprininae)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Infraclass: Teleostei
Superorder: Ostariophysi
Order: Cypriniformes
Bleeker, 1859
Type species
Cyprinus carpio
Families[2]

Acheilognathidae[1]
Balitoridae
Barbuccidae
Botiidae
Catostomidae
Cobitidae
Cyprinidae
Danionidae[1]
Ellopostomatidae Gastromyzontidae Gobionidae[1]
Gyrinocheilidae
Leptobarbidae[1]
Leuciscidae[1]
Nemacheilidae
Paedocyprididae[1]
Psilorhynchidae
Serpenticobitidae Sundadanionidae[1]
Tanichthyidae[1]
Tincidae[1]
Vaillantellidae Xenocyprididae[1]
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Diversity
Around 4,205 species

Cypriniformes is a group of ray-finned fish, which includes carps and minnows. The group contains 320 genera, with over 3200 species.

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Tan & Armbruster (2018)
  2. "Cypriniformes". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. December 2012 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2012.