bony fish cypriniform fish Cypriniformes is an order of ray-finned fish, including the carps, minnows, loaches and relatives. This order contains 11-12 families, over 400 genera, and more than 4,250 species, with new species being described every few months or so, and new genera being recognized frequently. They are most diverse in southeastern Asia, and are entirely absent from Australia and South America. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypriniformes] cypriniformes minnow sucker requires discussion