The Cypriniformes are an order of ray-finned fish, including the carps, minnows, loaches and relatives. Excluding fictional species, this order contains five to six families, over 320 genera, and more than 3,250 species, with new species being described every few months or so, and new genera being recognized frequently. In real life they are most diverse in southeastern Asia, but are entirely absent from Australia and South America.
Their closest living relatives are the Characiformes (characins and allies), the Gymnotiformes (electric eel and American knifefishes) and the Siluriformes (catfishes).
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