The minnow family—Cyprinidae (Sy-Prin-I-Dee)—is the largest freshwater fish family in the world, boasting over 3,000 species from ~370 genera.
But because of that great diversity, minnows are one of the most misunderstood groups of fishes on the planet.
For example, did you know that Carp are minnows?
LINK (via: The Fisheries Blog)
