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Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family, including the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives the barbs and barbels, among others. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family, and the largest vertebrate animal family overall, with about 3,000 species ; only 1,270 of these remain ...
Around 60% of genera in the family are endemic to a single zoogeographic region. [3] The family contains 16 subfamilies, and is most diverse in the Afrotropical realm, with over 300 species in 45 genera. [3] Many Cyprididae occur in temporary water bodies and have drought-resistant eggs, mixed/parthenogenetic reproduction and ability to swim.
Cypriniformes / s ɪ ˈ p r ɪ n ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order of ray-finned fish, which includes many families and genera of cyprinid (carps and their kin) fish, such as barbs, gobies, loaches, botias, and minnows (among others).
Capoeta, also known as scrapers, is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae found in Western Asia.The distribution extends from Turkey to the Levant, to Transcaucasia, Iraq, Turkmenistan, in Armenia, particularly in lake Sevan and northern Afghanistan.
The Cyprinidae are members of the carp family (the Cyprinidae) of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to order Cypriniformes.
Garra is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae. These fish are one example of the "log suckers", sucker-mouthed barbs and other cyprinids commonly kept in aquaria to keep down algae. The doctor fish of Anatolia and the Middle East belongs in this genus. [1]
It is thought that spawning occurs inshore and a mature female may have an estimated fecundity of >1,000 eggs. The eggs are planktonic. [1] The silver cyprinid breeds throughout the year with two peaks, the first in August and the second in December-January. It is fast growing and reaches sexual maturity at ages which vary from 16 to 25 months. [5]
It has relatively sharp lower lip. Generally, the fish range from 25 to 40 centimetres (9.8 to 15.7 in) in length, and weigh about 1 kg (2.2 lb). However, specimens have been recorded up to 58.5 cm (23.0 in) long and 3.4 kg (7.5 lb) in weight. [4] The maximum recorded life span of the fish is 15 years. [5]