Cypriniformes

Cypriniformes Temporal range: Paleocene–recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
A wild-type common carp (Cyprinus carpio, Cyprinidae: Cyprininae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Infraclass:	Teleostei
Superorder:	Ostariophysi
Order:	Cypriniformes Bleeker, 1859
Type species
Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Families
Acheilognathidae Balitoridae Barbuccidae Botiidae Catostomidae Cobitidae Cyprinidae Danionidae Ellopostomatidae Gastromyzontidae Gobionidae Gyrinocheilidae Leptobarbidae Leuciscidae Nemacheilidae Paedocyprididae Psilorhynchidae Serpenticobitidae Sundadanionidae Tanichthyidae Tincidae Vaillantellidae Xenocyprididae and see text
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.