What adaptation characterizes the Cypriniformes Order feeding strategy?

Possessing pharyngeal teeth in the throat for grinding.

The Order Cypriniformes, which includes carps and minnows, is characterized by specific features relating to its feeding apparatus, notably the frequent absence of teeth directly in the mouth while possessing specialized structures called pharyngeal teeth located in the throat. These pharyngeal teeth are used in conjunction with the roof of the mouth to efficiently grind food particles. This suggests an ecological niche focused on foraging in freshwater environments, consistent with the zebrafish's natural habitat. Photosynthesis is characteristic of plants, not animals. The development of a complex bony skeleton occurs later, after the initial support provided by the notochord, and is not the defining trait of the order.