Cypriniformes
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 |
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
- Common carp, Cyprinus carpio
- Spined loach, Cobitis taenia
- Tench, Tinca tinca
- Gudgeon, Gobio gobio
- White sucker, Catostomus commersonii
- Crucian carp, Carassius carassius
Extinct species
Cypriniformes Media
A true loach - the spined loach, Cobitis taenia
Nemacheilus chrysolaimos is a stone loach. Closely related to true loaches, like these, they have barbels.
The Chinese algae eater (Gyrinocheilus aymonieri) is one of the sucking loaches, which are distant from other "loaches".
Erimyzon sucetta, a small sucker
Fossil of Jianghanichthys, the earliest known cypriniform