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Cyprinid meaning
Of, pertaining to or characteristic of the Cyprinidae family of fish that includes carps and minnows.
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The largest known cyprinid is the giant barb (Catlocarpio siamensis), which may grow up to convert in length and convert in weight.
The vertebral processes of the Weberian organ also permit a cyprinid to detect changes in motion of the gas bladder due to atmospheric conditions or depth changes.
This includes one of only two known cyprinid species flocks (the other, from Lake Lanao in the Philippines, has been decimated by introduced species), which consists of fifteen relatively large, up to convert long, Labeobarbus barbs.