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
Domain:	Eukaryota
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.

The most well-known family in the order is the Cyprinidae. type species of this order is the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.

Description

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.

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↑ "Cypriniformes". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. December 2012 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2012.

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
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Infraclass:	Teleostei
Superorder:	Ostariophysi
Order:	Cypriniformes Bleeker, 1859
Type species
Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus, 1758)
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] and see text
Diversity
Around 4,205 species