We found 1 definitions of cypriniform fish from 1 different sources.
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cypriniform fish - a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes | ||
malacopterygian, soft-finned fish any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii | ||
cypriniformes, order cypriniformes an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi | ||
loach slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes | ||
cyprinid, cyprinid fish soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales | ||
electric eel, electrophorus electric eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body | ||
catostomid a cypriniform fish of the family Catostomidae | ||
cyprinodont any member of the family Cyprinodontidae | ||
live-bearer, poeciliid, poeciliid fish, topminnow small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control |