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

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...

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 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...

(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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

(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...

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

species of Astyanax, but they are rare in other members of the family Characidae. (Only a handful of species of Astyanax, such as A. bagual, demonstrate...

Psalidodon 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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

genus Exodon and is a freshwater fish of the characin family (family Characidae) of order Characiformes. It is native to the Amazon Basin and Guyana....

Inpaichthys is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. Inpaichthys kerri Géry...

(Moenkhausia pittieri) is a small freshwater fish of the characin family (family Characidae) of order Characiformes. It is found in and around Lake Valencia in Venezuela...

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...

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

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...

compressus, the Mayan tetra, is a species of tetra, belonging to the family Characidae. It is the northernmost species in the genus Hyphessobrycon, as well as...

mitochondrial genome of the silvertip tetra, Hasemania nana (Characiformes: Characidae)". Mitochondrial DNA. 26 (6): 889–890. doi:10.3109/19401736.2013.861445...