Cyprinidae are a family of freshwater fish. They are in the class Actinopterygii, and include more than 3000 different species. They have a maximum length of over 2.5 metres (8 feet 2 inches) but most types of cyprinidae are smaller than 5cm (2 inches).
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Giant barbs (Catlocarpio siamensis) are the largest members of this family.
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Wild capture of cyprinids by species in million tonnes, 1950–2009, as reported by the FAO
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Rainbow shark, Epalzeorhynchos frenatum, a somewhat aggressive aquarium fish
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Acheilognathus longipinnis: Acheilognathinae
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Blue danio, Danio kerri: Danioninae
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Pseudogobio esocinus , Gobioninae
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Silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix: Xenocyprinae, alternatively Hypophthalmichthyinae
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Rohu, Labeo rohita, of the disputed Labeoninae
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The tench, Tinca tinca, is of unclear affiliations and often placed in a subfamily of its own.
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Flame chub Hemitremia flammea, one of the chubs in the Leuciscinae)
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Ide, Leuciscus idus , one of the Eurasian daces
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Sailfin shiner, Notropis hypselopterus, a small and colorful shiner of the Leuciscinae
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Rhynchocypris oxycephalus, a minnow related to some North American daces
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Trigonostigma somphongsi, a rasbora, a relative of the blue danio above
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Black carp, Mylopharyngodon piceus: Squaliobarbinae
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Hemigrammocypris rasborella, of uncertain relationship: Possibly related to Aphyocypris.
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Flame chub Hemitremia flammea, one of the chubs in the Leuciscinae)
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Ide, Leuciscus idus , one of the Eurasian daces
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Sailfin shiner, Notropis hypselopterus, a small and colorful shiner of the Leuciscinae
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Rhynchocypris oxycephalus, a minnow related to some North American daces
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Trigonostigma somphongsi, a rasbora, a relative of the blue danio above
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Black carp, Mylopharyngodon piceus: Squaliobarbinae
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Hemigrammocypris rasborella, of uncertain relationship: Possibly related to Aphyocypris.
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In Spanish: Cyprinidae para niños