We found 2 definitions of cypriniformes from 2 different sources.
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cypriniformes - an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi | ||
order Cypriniformes | ||
animal order the order of animals | ||
malacopterygii, superorder malacopterygii an extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous rays | ||
cypriniform fish a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes | ||
cobitidae, family cobitidae loaches | ||
cyprinidae, family cyprinidae a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace | ||
electrophoridae, family electrophoridae small family comprising the electric eels | ||
catostomidae, family catostomidae suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae | ||
cyprinodontidae, family cyprinodontidae large family of small soft-finned fishes; killifishes; flagfishes; swordtails; guppies | ||
family poeciliidae, poeciliidae topminnows |