Cypriniformes
order of fishes
Cypriniformes is a group of ray-finned fish, which includes carps and minnows. The group contains 320 genera, with over 3200 species.
Cypriniformes | |
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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 | |
Families[2] | |
Acheilognathidae[1] | |
Diversity | |
Around 4,205 species |