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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Cypriniformes, order Cypriniformesnoun

    an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi

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  1. Cypriniformes

    Cypriniformes is an order of ray-finned fish, including the carps, minnows, loaches, and relatives. Cypriniformes is an Order within the Superorder Ostariophysi consisting of "Carp-like" Ostariophysins. This order contains 11-12 families, although some authorities have designated as many as 23, over 400 genera, and more than 4,250 species, with new species being described every few months or so, and new genera being recognized frequently. They are most diverse in southeastern Asia, and are entirely absent from Australia and South America. At 112 years old, the longest-lived cypriniform fish documented is the bigmouth buffalo.Their closest living relatives are the Characiformes (characins and allies), the Gymnotiformes (electric eel and American knifefishes), and the Siluriformes (catfishes).

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  1. cypriniformes

    Cypriniformes is a taxonomic order of freshwater fish, largely found in Eurasia and North America. It includes popular species such as carp, goldfish, zebrafish, and minnows. They typically have soft ray fins and are known for their pharyngeal teeth for grinding food. They are also distinguished by the absence of teeth in their jaws. Most Cypriniformes are small in size and do not have an adipose fin, the small, fleshy fin located between the dorsal and caudal fins in some species of fish.

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  1. Cypriniformes

    The Cypriniformes are an order of ray-finned fish, including the carps, minnows, loaches and relatives. This order contains five to six families, over 320 genera, and more than 3,250 species, with new species being described every few months or so, and new genera being recognized frequently. They are most diverse in southeastern Asia, but are entirely absent from Australia and South America. Their closest living relatives are the Characiformes, the Gymnotiformes and the Siluriformes.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Cypriniformes

    An order of fish with 26 families and over 3,000 species. This order includes the families CYPRINIDAE (minnows and CARPS), Cobitidae (loaches), and Catostomidae (suckers).

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cypriniformes in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cypriniformes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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