Organisms

Cyprinidae

A family of freshwater fish comprising the minnows or CARPS.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A family of freshwater fish comprising the minnows or CARPS.

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • Barbels
  • Barbus
  • Chub
  • Dace
  • Minnows
  • Roach (Fish)
  • Rutilus rutilus
  • Shiner
  • Tench
  • Tinca
  • Tinca tinca
  • Chubs
  • Shiners
  • Tinca tincas
  • tinca, Tinca

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17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; note entry term MINNOWS: MUDMINNOWS see UMBRIDAE is also available

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History Note

1968

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Previous Indexing

  • Fishes (1966-1967)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.493w.200w.244w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cyprinidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003530. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003530
  2. Cyprinidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprinidae
  3. Cyprinidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35047