Cypriniformes
| Cypriniformes Temporal range: | |
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| A wild-type common carp (Cyprinus carpio, Cyprinidae: Cyprininae) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| (unranked): | Otophysi |
| Clade: | Cypriniphysi |
| Order: | Cypriniformes Bleeker, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Cyprinus carpio | |
| Families[1] | |
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Acheilognathidae[2] | |
| 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.
The most well-known family in the order is the Cyprinidae. type species of this order is the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.
Description
[change | change source]The Cypriniformes have a Weberian apparatus and a dorsal fin on their backs. Unlike other fish, they don't have teeth in their mouths. Instead, they have pharyngeal teeth.
Some species
[change | change source]Extant species
[change | change source]- Common carp, Cyprinus carpio
- Spined loach, Cobitis taenia
- Tench, Tinca tinca
- Gudgeon, Gobio gobio
- White sucker, Catostomus commersonii
- Crucian carp, Carassius carassius
