Characidae, the characids or characins, is a family of freshwater subtropical and tropical fish belonging to the order Characiformes. The name "characins"...

Astyanax is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae of the order Characiformes. Some of these fish, like many of their relatives, are kept...

Hyphessobrycon is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae. These species are among the fishes known as tetras. The genus is distributed in...

zoological subfamily. Stevardiinae is a large subdivision of the family Characidae, a diverse clade of freshwater fish. International Code of Nomenclature...

the biological family Characidae and to its former subfamilies Alestidae (the "African tetras") and Lebiasinidae. The Characidae are distinguished from...

(Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi) is a freshwater fish of the characin family (Characidae) of the order Characiformes. It is native to the Paraguay basin of southern...

widow tetra and blackamoor, is a freshwater fish of the characin family (Characidae). It is native to the Paraguay River basin of south-central Brazil (mainly...

Serrasalmidae, or the subfamily Serrasalminae within the tetra family, Characidae in order Characiformes. These fish inhabit South American rivers, floodplains...

Originally, the characins were all grouped within a single family, the Characidae. Since then, 18 different families have been separated out. However, classification...

cardinal tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi) is a freshwater fish of the family Characidae of order Characiformes. It is native to the upper Orinoco and Negro Rivers...

(Hyphessobrycon amandae) is a freshwater fish of the characin family (family Characidae) of order Characiformes. It is native to the Araguaia River basin of Brazil...

Astyanax jordani is a freshwater fish of the characin family (family Characidae) of order Characiformes, native to Mexico. It is sometimes called the cave...

Makunaima is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae of the order Characiformes. They are all endemic to freshwater habitats in South America...

Paracheirodon is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae of the order Characiformes. The type species is P. innesi, the well-known neon tetra...

blind cave characin or the blind cave tetra, is a freshwater fish in the Characidae family (tetras and relatives) of the order Characiformes. The type species...

physical mapping of ribosomal genes in four Astyanax species (Characiformes, Characidae) collected in Middle Paraná River, Iguassu National Park: considerations...

Moenkhausia is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to tropical and subtropical South America. These are medium-sized tetras where...

(Paracheirodon innesi) is a freshwater fish of the characin family (family Characidae) of order Characiformes. The type species of its genus, it is native to...

neon tetra (Paracheirodon simulans) is a freshwater fish of the family Characidae of order Characiformes. It is native to the upper Orinoco and Negro Rivers...

3–1.4 m or 4.3–4.6 ft long), predatory freshwater fish from the family Characidae. They are native to large tropical and subtropical rivers in South America...

asuncionensis is also one of only three representatives of the family Characidae in the Esteros del Iberá (Iberá wetlands), a wetland complex found between...

Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits. BMC Evolutionary...

tetra (Axelrodia riesei) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Characidae. It is endemic to the Río Meta, Colombia, South America. In nature, it...

from largest to smallest, these are Cyprinidae, Gobiidae, Cichlidae, Characidae, Loricariidae, Balitoridae, Serranidae, Labridae, and Scorpaenidae. About...

(Characiformes: Characidae). Zootaxa, 4222 (1): 1–189. Angulo, A. & Gracian-Negrete, J.M. (2013): A new species of Brycon (Characiformes: Characidae) from Nicaragua...

2023. Eigenmann, Carl H.; Myers, George S. (July 1921). "The American Characidae". Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College. 43...

Pristella is a genus of fish in the family Characidae. It was formerly a monotypic taxon only containing Pristella maxillaris, but in 2019 a second species...

Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits. BMC Evolutionary...

simply phantom tetra, is a small freshwater fish of the characin family (Characidae) of order Characiformes. It is native to the upper Paraguay basin and...

Schmitter-Soto, Juan J. (2017-06-26). "A revision of Astyanax (Characiformes: Characidae) in Central and North America, with the description of nine new species"...