<tr><td>Kingdom:<td>Animalia
<tr><td>Phylum:<td>Chordata
<tr><td>Class:<td>Actinopterygii
<tr><td>Order:<td>Cypriniformes
<tr><td>Family:<td>Cyprinidae
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<tr><th bgcolor=pink>Genera
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(many, see text)
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The family Cyprinidae consists of the carps and minnows. It is the largest family of fresh-water fish, with over 2000 species in 210 genera. The family belongs to the order Cypriniformes. A great many familiar fish belong here:
"Cyprinidae." ITIS Standard Report. (Integrated Taxonomic Information System: National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., 2004-04-28). ITIS 163342 (http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=163342)
