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Cypriniformes
| Description | Cypriniformes is an order of ray-finned fish, including the carps, minnows, loaches, and relatives. This order contains 11 or 12 families, over 400 genera, and more than 4,250 species, with new species being described every few months or so, and new genera being recognized frequently. They are most diverse in southeastern Asia, and are entirely absent from Australia and South America. At 112 years old, the longest-lived cypriniform fish documented is the bigmouth buffalo. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypriniformes, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | order | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Cypriniformes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Cypriniformes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Common Name | carp-like fish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Cypriniformes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 111 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 39 (35%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 152 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | freshwater | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | T. Mors, F. Hocht, and B. Wutzler. 2000. Die erst Wirbeltierfauna aus der miozanen Braunkohle der Niederrheinischen Bucht (Ville-Schichten, Tagebau Hambach) [The first vertebrate fauna from the Miocene Ville Series of the Lower Rhine Embayment (Hambach open cast mine, western Germany)]. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 74(1/2):145-170 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Minnows, Suckers, Cyprins, Meuniers, Karpfenartige, Carp-like Fish, Karpartade Fiskar, Karpfen, Karperachtigen, Коропоподібні, コイ, Carps And Others | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypriniformes |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Siluri suborder | listed (PBDB) | Catfish | |||
| Acheilognathidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Balitoridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Barbuccidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Botiidae family | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Catostomidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 46.2 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Cobitidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Cobitididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyprinidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 254 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Danionidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ellopostomatidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gastromyzontidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gobionidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gyrinocheilidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Leuciscidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nemacheilidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Psilorhynchidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Serpenticobitidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Squaliobarbinae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tanichthyidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tincidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vaillantellidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Xenocyprididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1859 | Cypriniformes Bleeker |
| 2000 | Cypriniformes Mors et al. p. 151 |
| 2006 | Cypriniformes Nelson |
| 2008 | Cypriniformes Böhme p. 163 |
| 2010 | Cypriniformes Böhme p. 6 |
| 2011 | Cypriniformes Long p. 243 |
| 2012 | Cypriniformes Fierstine et al. p. 30 |
| 2013 | Cypriniformes Betancur-R. et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
