Cyprininae

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Cyprininae
Temporal range: Late Eocene to present
Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Rafinesque, 1815
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Cyprinae is a subfamily of largely freshwater ray-finned fishes, one of ten subfamilies belonging to the family Cyprinidae. This family comprises the carps, goldfishes, barbs and related genera.

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