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Rivulines, Killifishes, and Livebearers
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Rivulines, Killifishes, and Livebearers

Cyprinodontiformes

Cyprinodontiformes /ˌsaɪprɪnoʊˌdɒntɪˈfɔːrmiːz/ is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising mostly small, freshwater fish. Many popular aquarium fish, such as killifish and live-bearers, are included. They are closely related to the Atheriniformes and are occasionally included with them. A colloquial term for the order as a whole is toothcarps, though they are not actually close relatives of the true carps – the latter belong to the superorder Ostariophysi, while the toothcarps are Acanthopterygii.

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2 branches of this order, most-observed first · about 1,495 known species

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