order cypriniformes

Noun (1)

1. an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins, loaches, carp, suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of OstariophysiSynonyms: CypriniformesType of animal orderMember of Malacopterygii, superorder MalacopterygiiMembers Electrophoridae, Cobitidae, Characidae, cypriniform fish, Cyprinidae, Poeciliidae, Cyprinodontidae, Catostomidae