cyprinid fish

/ˈsɪprɪ˗nɪd fɪʃ/

Definitions of cyprinid fish

1. noun

   soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales
   synonyms: cyprinid

   types:

   carp

   any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae

   Tinca tinca, tench

   freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water

   Leuciscus leuciscus, dace

   small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body

   Leuciscus cephalus, chub

   European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body

   shiner

   any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis

   Rutilus rutilus, roach

   European freshwater food fish having a greenish back

   Scardinius erythrophthalmus, rudd

   European freshwater fish resembling the roach

   Phoxinus phoxinus, minnow

   very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams

   Gobio gobio, gudgeon

   small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers

   Carassius auratus, goldfish

   small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes

   Carassius carassius, Carassius vulgaris, crucian carp

   European carp closely resembling wild goldfish

   Cyprinus carpio, domestic carp

   large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asia; inhabits ponds and sluggish streams and often raised for food; introduced into United States where it has become a pest

   Notropis atherinoides, emerald shiner

   small blunt-nosed fish of Great Lakes and Mississippi valley with a greenish luster

   Notropis cornutus, common shiner, silversides

   the common North American shiner

   Notemigonus crysoleucas, golden shiner

   shiner of eastern North America having golden glints; sometimes also called `bream'

   silverfish

   a silvery variety of Carassius auratus

   type of:

   cypriniform fish

   a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes