Morphological characteristics are known for 62 species of cyprinid larvae in 22 genera occupying waters of North America east of the Continental Divide. Currently known diagnostic characters are presented for most of these species. Species are arranged into groups according to their relative preanal length, eye shape, preanal myomere number, and ventral pigmentation. Descriptive literature is noted, as are errors in the literature. Practical considerations for making identifications, species in need of description, and characters to be investigated are discussed.
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