Taxa

Cyprinodontiformes

Order

Citation Formats

General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Cyprinodontiformes." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/order-cyprinodontiformes.

APA Style

Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Cyprinodontiformes. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/order-cyprinodontiformes

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-cyprinodontiformes,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Cyprinodontiformes},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/order-cyprinodontiformes},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

Cyprinodontiformes is an order of ray-finned fish comprising mostly small freshwater species, including many popular aquarium fish such as killifish and live-bearers. The order is closely related to, and sometimes combined with, the Atheriniformes; its members are colloquially called toothcarps, though they are not close relatives of the true carps, which belong to the separate superorder Ostariophysi.

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