Contents Index of fishes General parts of a fish
	Kelvin K P Lim and Peter K L Ng

Family Cyprinidae North and Central America, Europe, Asia and Africa. This very large family includes the carp and carp-like fishes. The immensely popular koi and goldfishes also belong to this family. Members are characterised by their usually weak and toothless jaws, and absence of an adipose fin. They crush and grind their food with special pharyngeal teeth located near the gills. Barbels are often present around the mouth. Most of them are egg- scatterers. Family members on this site Rasbora Esomus Puntius Rasborinus Leptobarbus Cyclocheilichthys Barbodes Carasius Ctenopharyngodon Cyprinus Hypophthalmichthys

Introduction Freshwater habitats Fishes in Singapore Conservation Amazing Fishy Facts About the guidebook

From A Guide to Common Freshwater Fishes of Singapore by Kelvin K P Lim and Peter K L Ng Published by the Singapore Science Centre and sponsored by BP @Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research and Singapore Science Centre