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Preferred term

Cypriniformes  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • Catostomus
  • Loaches
  • Misgurnus
  • Sucker (Fish)
  • Suckers (Fish)

Note

  • do not confuse with CYPRINODONTIFORMES

Scope note

  • An order of fish with 26 families and over 3,000 species. This order includes the families CYPRINIDAE (minnows and CARPS), Cobitidae (loaches), and Catostomidae (suckers).

History note

  • 1987

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003531

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