Cypriniformes

Cypriniformes
Temporal range: Paleocene–recent
A wild-type common carp (Cyprinus carpio, Cyprinidae: Cyprininae)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
(unranked): Otophysi
Clade: Cypriniphysi
Order: Cypriniformes
Bleeker, 1859
Type species
Cyprinus carpio
Families

Acheilognathidae
Balitoridae
Barbuccidae
Botiidae
Catostomidae
Cobitidae
Cyprinidae
Danionidae
Ellopostomatidae Gastromyzontidae Gobionidae
Gyrinocheilidae
Leptobarbidae
Leuciscidae
Nemacheilidae
Paedocyprididae
Psilorhynchidae
Serpenticobitidae Sundadanionidae
Tanichthyidae
Tincidae
Vaillantellidae Xenocyprididae
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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.

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.

Some species

Extant species

Extinct species

References

  1. ↑ "Cypriniformes". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. December 2012 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Tan & Armbruster (2018)