cyprinidae fish

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The Cyprinidae are a large family of freshwater fishes, including the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives (for example, the barbs and barbels). Commonly called the carp family or the minnow family, its members are also known as cyprinids. It is the largest fish family and the largest family of vertebrate animals in general, with over 2,400 species in about 220 genera. The family belongs to the order Cypriniformes, of whose genera and species the cyprinids make up two-thirds.[1] The family name is derived from the Ancient Greek kyprÃÂ®nos (ÃÂºÃâ¦Ãâ¬ÃÂÃ¡Â¿âÃÂ½ÃÂ¿Ãâ, carp).