Home›Fish›Common Group›Carp And Minnows (Cypriniformes)GroupCarp And Minnows (Cypriniformes)This group gathers Fish subcategory members belonging to the order Cypriniformes, the carps, minnows and loaches, the largest order of freshwater fish worldwide and, unusually among fish, entirely without any marine representative. Its members share a toothless mouth, instead grinding food against a bony pad in the throat using a specialized set of pharyngeal teeth, and most are schooling fish of rivers, lakes and streams. It spans the common carp and its many cultivated varieties including the goldfish, the true minnows and the pikeminnows, larger predatory relatives of the ordinary minnow, the roach, a widespread European species, and the loaches, elongated bottom-dwelling fish often equipped with sensory barbels used to find food in murky or fast-moving water.FactsBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonTaxonomic Rank OrderWell-attested5 1Reproductive ModeWell-attestedOviparous (Egg-Laying) 2Browse ByAll Carp And Minnows (Cypriniformes)Carp And Minnows (Cypriniformes)9 entriesCarp And Minnows (Cypriniformes)Filter Results20 entriesEveryday GroupAllCarp And Minnows (Cypriniformes) (9)HabitatAllFreshwater (3)Lake (3)River (4)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (2)Albania (3)Algeria (2)Angola (3)Argentina (2)Armenia (2)Australia (4)Austria (3)Azerbaijan (1)Bahrain (1)Bangladesh (3)Barbados (1)Belarus (3)Belgium (3)Bhutan (2)Bolivia (2)Bosnia and Herzegovina (3)Botswana (2)Brazil (2)Brunei (1)Bulgaria (3)Burundi (2)Cambodia (2)Canada (3)Central African Republic (1)Chile (1)China (4)Colombia (3)Costa Rica (1)Croatia (1)Cyprus (2)Czechia (2)Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)Denmark (2)Estonia (2)Ethiopia (1)Europe (1)Fiji (1)Finland (2)France (2)Germany (2)Greece (2)Guyana (1)Hungary (1)India (2)Indonesia (1)Iran (1)Ireland (1)Italy (1)Kazakhstan (2)Kenya (4)Laos (2)Latvia (1)Lithuania (1)Luxembourg (1)Madagascar (1)Malaysia (2)Mauritius (1)Mexico (2)Mongolia (1)Morocco (1)Myanmar (2)Namibia (2)Nepal (1)Netherlands (1)Nigeria (1)North America (5)Norway (2)Pakistan (1)Peru (1)Philippines (2)Poland (1)Portugal (2)Romania (1)Russia (1)Rwanda (1)Serbia (1)Slovakia (1)Slovenia (1)Somalia (1)South Africa (1)Spain (2)Sri Lanka (2)Sweden (1)Switzerland (2)Tajikistan (1)Tanzania (1)Thailand (2)Tunisia (1)Turkey (1)Uganda (2)Ukraine (1)United Arab Emirates (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (3)Uzbekistan (1)Vietnam (2)Yunnan (1)Zambia (2)Zimbabwe (2)Showing the 100 most common of 109 options.Conservation StatusAllCritically Endangered (1)Extinct (1)Least Concern (5)Vulnerable (2)DietAllCarnivore (2)Herbivore (1)Omnivore (7)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (9)Living or ExtinctAllNo (1)Yes (8)ThreatsAllInvasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases (2)Relationship to PeopleAllFarmed or Commercially Raised (1)Hunted or Fished (2)Invasive or Introduced Species (3)Kept as Pets (2)No Significant Interaction with Humans (1)CITES AppendixAllAppendix I (1)Not Listed (7)NatureServe RankAllG1 Critically Imperiled (1)G4 Apparently Secure (1)G5 Secure (3)EcosystemAllCaspian Sea (2)TaxonomyAllCarassius (1)Cyprinidae (4)Cyprinus (2)Danio (1)Rutilus (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 20Alburnoides prespensisFish1 linkBalkhash marinkaFish3 linksBlack buffaloFish3 linksClear Lake hitchFish2 linksCommon CarpFish3 linksCommon RoachFish4 linksCunene labeoFish2 linksCyprinus yilongensisFish2 linksFringed-lipped peninsula carpFish2 linksGarra andruzziiFish1 linkGoldfishFish2 linksJullien's golden carpFish2 linksLine-spotted barbFish2 linksMrigal carpFish2 linksPugnose shinerFish4 linksRipon barbelFish2 linksSacramento pikeminnowFish2 linksTreur River barbFish2 linksUpper Zambezi labeoFish2 linksZebrafish (Danio rerio)Fish2 linksSources1. Wikipedia: Taxonomic ranktier 2WikipediaTaxonomic rank, Fundamental ranks section, rank sequence sentence, group 516666Quote, Taxonomic rank, Fundamental ranks section, rank sequence sentence, group 516666kingdom, phylum or division, class, order, family, genus, and speciesView the Source2. Wikipedia: Fishtier 2WikipediaFish, Reproduction and life-cycle section, group 516666Quote, Fish, Reproduction and life-cycle section, group 516666Over 97% of fish, including salmon and goldfish, are oviparous, meaning that the eggs are shed into the water and develop outside the mother's body.View the SourceGarra andruzzii (Wikipedia)Has Member: Garra andruzzii, LeadQuote, Has Member: Garra andruzzii, LeadGarra andruzzii, a species of cyprinid fish, formerly the only species of the genus Phreatichthys, and is endemic to Somalia.View the SourceFishBase: Labeobarbus altianalisFishBaseHas Member: Ripon barbel, ClassificationQuote, Has Member: Ripon barbel, ClassificationTeleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > TorinaeView the SourceFishBase: Alburnoides prespensisFishBaseHas Member: Alburnoides prespensis, ClassificationQuote, Has Member: Alburnoides prespensis, ClassificationTeleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > LeuciscinaeView the SourceUpper Zambezi labeo (Wikipedia)Has Member: Upper Zambezi labeo, Lead, groupQuote, Has Member: Upper Zambezi labeo, Lead, groupis a species of cyprinid fish of the genus Labeo native to southern AfricaView the SourceFishBase: Ictiobus niger, Black buffaloFishBaseHas Member: Black buffalo, Classification / NamesQuote, Has Member: Black buffalo, Classification / NamesTeleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Catostomidae (Suckers) > IctiobinaeView the SourcePugnose shiner (Wikipedia)Has Member: Pugnose shiner, Lead, familyQuote, Has Member: Pugnose shiner, Lead, familyIt is in the family Leuciscidae which consists of freshwater shiners, daces and minnows.View the SourceFringed-lipped peninsula carp (Wikipedia)Has Member: Fringed-lipped peninsula carp, LeadQuote, Has Member: Fringed-lipped peninsula carp, Leadis a cyprinid fish in genus LabeoView the SourceLine-spotted barb (Wikipedia)Has Member: Line-spotted barb, LeadQuote, Has Member: Line-spotted barb, Leadis a species of cyprinid fishView the SourceBalkhash marinka (Wikipedia)Has Member: Balkhash marinka, LeadQuote, Has Member: Balkhash marinka, Leadis a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Schizothorax of the family CyprinidaeView the SourceTreur River barb (Wikipedia)Has Member: Treur River barb, Lead, groupQuote, Has Member: Treur River barb, Lead, groupis a species of cyprinid fishView the SourceCunene labeo (Wikipedia)Has Member: Cunene labeo, LeadQuote, Has Member: Cunene labeo, Leadis a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnowsView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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