#cypriniform_fish__cypriniformfish  a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes
  supertype:  soft-finned_fish__malacopterygian  any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
  member of:  order_Cypriniformes
  subtype:  loach  slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes
  subtype:  cyprinid_fish__cyprinid  soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales
     subtype:  carp  any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
        subtype:  domestic_carp__Cyprinus_carpio  large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asia; inhabits ponds and sluggish streams and often raised for food; introduced into United States where it has become a pest
           subtype:  leather_carp__leathercarp  scaleless domestic carp
           subtype:  mirror_carp  domestic carp with some large large shining scales
     subtype:  tench__Tinca_tinca  freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water
     subtype:  dace__Leuciscus_leuciscus  small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body
     subtype:  chub__Leuciscus_cephalus  European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body
     subtype:  shiner  any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
        subtype:  emerald_shiner__emeraldshiner__Notropis_atherinoides  small blunt-nosed fish of Great Lakes and Mississippi valley with a greenish luster
        subtype:  common_shiner__silversides__Notropis_cornutus  the common North American shiner
        subtype:  golden_shiner__Notemigonus_crysoleucas  shiner of eastern North America having golden glints; sometimes also called `bream'
     subtype:  Rutilus_rutilus__roach  European freshwater food fish having a greenish back
     subtype:  rudd__Scardinius_erythrophthalmus  European freshwater fish resembling the roach
     subtype:  minnow__Phoxinus_phoxinus  very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams
     subtype:  gudgeon__gobiogobio  small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers
     subtype:  goldfish__Carassius_auratus  small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes
        subtype:  silverfish  a silvery variety of Carassius auratus
     subtype:  crucian_carp__cruciancarp__Carassius_carassius__Carassius_vulgaris  European carp closely resembling wild goldfish
  subtype:  electric_eel__Electrophorus_electric  eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body
  subtype:  catostomid  a cypriniform fish of the family Catostomidae
     subtype:  sucker  mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps
        subtype:  buffalo_fish__buffalofish__buffalofish  any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley
           subtype:  black_buffalo__blackbuffalo__Ictiobus_niger  fish of the lower Mississippi
        subtype:  hog_sucker__hogsucker__hog_molly__hogmolly__Hypentelium_nigricans  widely distributed in warm clear shallow streams
        subtype:  redhorse_sucker__redhorse  North American sucker with reddish fins
  subtype:  cyprinodont  any member of the family Cyprinodontidae
     subtype:  killifish  small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control
        subtype:  mummichog__Fundulus_heteroclitus  silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the United States Atlantic coast
        subtype:  striped_killifish__stripedkillifish__mayfish__fundulusmajali  black-barred fish of bays and coastal marshes of United States Atlantic and Gulf coasts
        subtype:  rivulus__rivulu  found in small streams of tropical America; often kept in aquariums; usually hermaphroditic
        subtype:  American_flagfish__flagfish__Jordanella_floridae  flagfish with a dark-blue back and whitish sides with red stripes; found in swamps and streams of Florida
     subtype:  swordtail__helleri__Xyphophorus_helleri  freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish
     subtype:  guppy__rainbow_fish__rainbowfish__Lebistes_reticulatus  small freshwater fish of South America and West Indies; often kept in aquariums
  subtype:  topminnow__poeciliid_fish__poeciliidfish__poeciliid__live-bearer  small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control
     subtype:  mosquitofish__Gambusia_affinis  silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control
     subtype:  platy__Platypoecilus_maculatus  small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish
     subtype:  mollie__molly  popular aquarium fish
  subtype:  characin_fish__characin__characid  any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae
     subtype:  tetra  brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes
     subtype:  cardinal_tetra__Paracheirodon_axelrodi  small bright red and blue aquarium fish from streams in Brazil and Columbia
     subtype:  piranha__pirana__caribe  small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals

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