NOUN
- an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi
How To Use Cypriniformes In A Sentence
- Named Danionella dracula, this new minnow is part of the group called Cypriniformes (carp-like fishes), one of the largest orders of fishes and a close relative of the zebrafish. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
- For more information, see the paper: Gan, X, J-H Lan and E Zhang (2009) Metzia longinasus, a new cyprinid species (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from the Pearl River drainage in Guangxi Province, South China. Practical Fishkeeping news (RSS)
