Cypriniformes facts for kids
Zebra fish (Danio rerio)
Cypriniformes is a group of ray-finned fish, which includes carps and minnows. The group contains 320 genera, with over 3200 species.
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A true loach - the spined loach, Cobitis taenia
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Nemacheilus chrysolaimos is a stone loach. Closely related to true loaches, like these, they have barbels.
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The Chinese algae eater (Gyrinocheilus aymonieri) is one of the sucking loaches, which are distant from other "loaches".
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Erimyzon sucetta, a small sucker
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The thicktail chub (Gila crassicauda) is globally extinct since about 1960.
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Few if any red-tailed black sharks (Epalzeorhynchos bicolor) remain in the wild today.
See also
In Spanish: Cipriniformes para niños
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