Cyprinoidei

Cyprinoidei

[‚sī·prə′nȯi·dē‚ī]

(vertebrate zoology)

A suborder of primarily fresh-water actinopterygian fishes in the order Cypriniformes having toothless jaws, no adipose fin, and faliciform lower pharyngeal bones.

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