Cypriniformes References Cypriniformes fish order Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: fish/ Annotated classification Order Cypriniformes (carps and minnows) Pharyngeal teeth, mouth toothless, protractile. Adipose fin rarely present. About 3,270 species. A few North Asian forms enter the sea. Worldwide in fresh water except South America, Antarctica and Australia. Paleocene to present. Order Siluriformes ( Read More Order Cypriniformes (carps and minnows) Pharyngeal teeth, mouth toothless, protractile. Adipose fin rarely present. About 3,270 species. A few North Asian forms enter the sea. Worldwide in fresh water except South America, Antarctica and Australia. Paleocene to present. Order Siluriformes ( Read Moreostariophysan/ Annotated classification Order Cypriniformes Mouth toothless, protractile. Adipose fin rarely present. 6 families, about 3 ,270 species. Paleocene (about 65 million years ago) to present. Family Cyprinidae (minnows, goldfish, bitterlings, barbs, and carps Read More Order Cypriniformes Mouth toothless, protractile. Adipose fin rarely present. 6 families, about 3 ,270 species. Paleocene (about 65 million years ago) to present. Family Cyprinidae (minnows, goldfish, bitterlings, barbs, and carps Read More