An order of freshwater fish including carp, minnows, goldfish and loaches, most species lacking teeth in the jaw and instead grinding food using specialized pharyngeal teeth in the throat.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
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Parent Taxon Of
Source Bigmouth buffalo (Wikidata)
Source Kuhli loach (Wikidata)
Source Smallmouth buffalo (Wikidata)
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Source Cypriniformes (Wikipedia)Lead paragraphQuote, Lead paragraph
Cyprinids are most diverse in South and Southeast Asia and are entirely absent from Australia and South America.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Cypriniformes (Wikipedia)Lead paragraphQuote, Lead paragraph
Cyprinids are most diverse in South and Southeast Asia and are entirely absent from Australia and South America.
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ177879, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Cypriniformes
Wikidata Q177879, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Smallmouth buffalo (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Smallmouth buffalo, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Bigmouth buffalo (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Bigmouth buffalo, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Kuhli loach (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Kuhli loach, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Cypriniformes (Wikipedia)
In Group: Carp, Catfish and Tetra Orders (Ostariophysi), LeadQuote, In Group: Carp, Catfish and Tetra Orders (Ostariophysi), Lead
Cypriniformes is an order of ray-finned fish which contains many sister families and genera of cypriniform fish split into several suborders, including the barbs, loaches, botias, carps, danionins, and minnows, amongst others.
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