#order_Cypriniformes__Cypriniformes an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi
supertype: animal_order the order of animals
member of: superorder_Malacopterygii
member: cypriniform_fish__cypriniformfish a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes
member: family_Cobitidae__Cobitidae loaches
member: loach slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes
member: family_Cyprinidae__Cyprinidae a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace
member: cyprinid_fish__cyprinid soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales
member: carp any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
member: genus_Cyprinus__Cyprinus type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp
member: 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
member: genus_Abramis__Abramis European fishes
member: European_bream__Abramis_brama European freshwater fish having a flattened body and silvery scales; of little value as food
member: genus_Tinca__Tinca tench
member: tench__Tinca_tinca freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water
member: genus_Leuciscus__Leuciscus a genus of fish including: dace, chub
member: dace__Leuciscus_leuciscus small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body
member: chub__Leuciscus_cephalus European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body
member: genus_Notropis__Notropis shiners
member: common_shiner__silversides__Notropis_cornutus the common North American shiner
member: genus_Notemigonus__Notemigonus golden shiners
member: genus_Rutilus__Rutilus roaches
member: Rutilus_rutilus__roach European freshwater food fish having a greenish back
member: genus_Scardinius__Scardinius rudds
member: rudd__Scardinius_erythrophthalmus European freshwater fish resembling the roach
member: genus_Phoxinus__Phoxinus minnows
member: minnow__Phoxinus_phoxinus very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams
member: genus_Gobio__Gobio true gudgeons
member: gudgeon__gobiogobio small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers
member: genus_Carassius__Carassius goldfish
member: goldfish__Carassius_auratus small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes
member: crucian_carp__cruciancarp__Carassius_carassius__Carassius_vulgaris European carp closely resembling wild goldfish
member: family_Electrophoridae__Electrophoridae small family comprising the electric eels
member: genus_Electrophorus__Electrophorus type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels
member: electric_eel__Electrophorus_electric eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body
member: family_Catostomidae__Catostomidae suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae
member: catostomid a cypriniform fish of the family Catostomidae
member: sucker mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps
member: genus_Catostomus__Catostomus type genus of the family Catostomidae
member: genus_Ictiobus__Ictiobus buffalo fishes
member: black_buffalo__blackbuffalo__Ictiobus_niger fish of the lower Mississippi
member: genus_Hypentelium__Hypentelium a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae
member: genus_Maxostoma__Maxostoma a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae
member: redhorse_sucker__redhorse North American sucker with reddish fins
member: family_Cyprinodontidae__Cyprinodontidae large family of small soft-finned fishes; killifishes; flagfishes; swordtails; guppies
member: cyprinodont any member of the family Cyprinodontidae
member: genus_Fundulus__Fundulus killifish
member: mummichog__Fundulus_heteroclitus silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the United States Atlantic coast
member: striped_killifish__stripedkillifish__mayfish__fundulusmajali black-barred fish of bays and coastal marshes of United States Atlantic and Gulf coasts
member: genus_Rivulus killifish
member: rivulus__rivulu found in small streams of tropical America; often kept in aquariums; usually hermaphroditic
member: genus_Jordanella__Jordanella flagfishes
member: American_flagfish__flagfish__Jordanella_floridae flagfish with a dark-blue back and whitish sides with red stripes; found in swamps and streams of Florida
member: genus_Xyphophorus__Xyphophorus swordtails
member: swordtail__helleri__Xyphophorus_helleri freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish
member: genus_Lebistes__Lebistes guppies
member: family_Poeciliidae__Poeciliidae topminnows
member: 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
member: genus_Gambusia__Gambusia mosquitofish
member: mosquitofish__Gambusia_affinis silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control
member: genus_Platypoecilus__Platypoecilus platys
member: platy__Platypoecilus_maculatus small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish
member: genus_Mollienesia__Mollienesia mollies
member: mollie__molly popular aquarium fish
member: family_Characidae__Characidae tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and S and Central America
member: characin_fish__characin__characid any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae
member: genus_Hemigrammus__Hemigrammus tetras
member: tetra brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes
member: genus_Paracheirodon__Paracheirodon a genus of Characidae
member: cardinal_tetra__Paracheirodon_axelrodi small bright red and blue aquarium fish from streams in Brazil and Columbia
member: genus_Serrasalmus__Serrasalmus piranhas
member: piranha__pirana__caribe small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals
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