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Cypriniformes

Fish Orders

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.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
4300 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Scientific Name
Cypriniformes 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Actinopterygii, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Source Bigmouth buffalo (Wikidata)
Kuhli loach, Species
Source Kuhli loach (Wikidata)
Source Smallmouth buffalo (Wikidata)
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ177879, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
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
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