Characidae Family
The Animal (Eretmobrycon bayano Fink, 1976) is a fascinating member of the animal kingdom representing unique evolutionary adaptations. This...
2,227 species in this family.1596 species in this category
Animal (Piabarchus torrenticola) - Facts & Information
Piabarchus torrenticola Mahnert & Géry, 1988
Animal (Leptagoniates Boulenger) - Facts & Information
Leptagoniates Boulenger, 1887
Platincho (Oligosarcus schindleri) - Facts & Information
Oligosarcus schindleri Menezes & Géry, 1983
Mojarita (Creagrutus flavescens) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus flavescens Vari & Harold, 2001
Animal (BOLDACK) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Microschemobrycon Eigenmann) - Facts & Information
Microschemobrycon Eigenmann, 1915
Animal (Knodus pasco) - Facts & Information
Knodus pasco Zarske, 2007
Animal (BOLDACT) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Hemigrammus elegans) - Facts & Information
Hemigrammus elegans (Steindachner, 1882)
Lambari; Piaba; Tetra (Moenkhausia hasemani) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia hasemani Eigenmann, 1917
Lambari (Ctenobrycon hauxwellianus) - Facts & Information
Ctenobrycon hauxwellianus (Cope, 1870)
Lambari; Piaba; Piabinha-Vermelha; Tetra-Cobre; Silver-Tipped Tetra (Hasemania nana) - Facts & Information
Hasemania nana (Lütken, 1875)
Lambari; Piaba (Moenkhausia celibela) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia celibela Marinho & Langeani, 2010
Animal (Lophiobrycon Castro) - Facts & Information
Lophiobrycon Castro, Ribeiro, Benine & Melo, 2003
Animal (Roeboides margareteae) - Facts & Information
Roeboides margareteae Lucena, 2003
Animal (Roeboexodon guyanensis) - Facts & Information
Roeboexodon guyanensis (Puyo, 1948)
Animal (Bryconamericus andresoi) - Facts & Information
Bryconamericus andresoi Román-Valencia, 2003
Lambari; Piaba; Tetra (Hyphessobrycon weitzmanorum) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon weitzmanorum Lima & Moreira, 2003
Animal (Odontostilbe Cope) - Facts & Information
Odontostilbe Cope, 1870
Mojarrita (Microgenys lativirgata) - Facts & Information
Microgenys lativirgata Pearson, 1927
Animal (Charax rupununi) - Facts & Information
Charax rupununi Eigenmann, 1912
Animal (Hemibrycon paez) - Facts & Information
Hemibrycon paez Román-Valencia & Arcila-Mesa, 2010
Red-Tailed Astyanax; Sardina Coliroja (Astyanax integer) - Facts & Information
Astyanax integer Myers, 1930
Animal (Creagrutus mucipu) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus mucipu Vari & Harold, 2001
Sardina Diente Frio (Creagrutus hildebrandi) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus hildebrandi Schultz, 1944
Animal (Roeboides myersii) - Facts & Information
Roeboides myersii Gill, 1870
Animal (Creagrutus cochui) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus cochui Géry, 1964
Animal (Creagrutus petilus) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus petilus Vari & Harold, 2001
Lambari-Olho-De-Fogo; Piaba-Maconheira (Moenkhausia oligolepis) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia oligolepis (Günther, 1864)
Animal (Priocharax phasma) - Facts & Information
Priocharax phasma Mattox, Lima, Britz, Souza & Oliveira, 2024
Animal (Creagrutus atratus) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus atratus Vari & Harold, 2001
Mojarita (Attonitus irisae) - Facts & Information
Attonitus irisae Vari & Ortega, 2000
Bocacha; Dientudo; Mojarra (Oligosarcus itau) - Facts & Information
Oligosarcus itau Mirande, Aguilera & Azpelicueta, 2011
Animal (Hyphessobrycon catableptus) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon catableptus (Durbin, 1909)
Animal (Astyanax macal) - Facts & Information
Astyanax macal Schmitter-Soto, 2017
Animal (Hemigrammus unilineatus) - Facts & Information
Hemigrammus unilineatus unilineatus (Gill, 1858)
Animal (Cynopotamus juruenae) - Facts & Information
Cynopotamus juruenae Menezes, 1987
Piaba; Tetra (Hyphessobrycon stramineus) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon stramineus Durbin, 1918
Animal (Erythrocharax Netto-Ferreira) - Facts & Information
Erythrocharax Netto-Ferreira, Birindelli, de Sousa, Mariguela & Oliveira, 2013
Animal (BOLDAAE) - Facts & Information
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Mojarra (Psalidodon correntinus) - Facts & Information
Psalidodon correntinus (Holmberg, 1891)
Animal (Hyphessobrycon hildae) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon hildae Fernández-Yépez, 1950
Lambari; Piaba; Tetra (Hyphessobrycon langeanii) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon langeanii Lima & Moreira, 2003
Lambari (Moenkhausia pankilopteryx) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia pankilopteryx Bertaco & Lucinda, 2006
Costello Tetra; Costello-Salmler; Enero Tetra; Grøn Neon; Grüner Neon; January Tetra; Kostellotetra (Finnish); Mojarita; Zwinnik Zielony (Hemigrammus hyanuary) - Facts & Information
Hemigrammus hyanuary Durbin, 1918
Tetra (Hemigrammus cylindricus) - Facts & Information
Hemigrammus cylindricus Durbin, 1909
Glass Tetra; Tetra Vidrio (Xenagoniates bondi) - Facts & Information
Xenagoniates bondi Myers, 1942
Animal (Creagrutus calai) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus calai Vari & Harold, 2001
Animal (Tyttobrycon spinosus) - Facts & Information
Tyttobrycon spinosus Géry, 1973
Piaba-Azul; Piabinha (Mimagoniates microlepis) - Facts & Information
Mimagoniates microlepis (Steindachner, 1877)
Animal (Nematocharax varii) - Facts & Information
Nematocharax varii Barreto, Silva, Batalha-Filho, Affonso & Zanata, 2018
Animal (BOLDAAB) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Bryconamericus bucayensis) - Facts & Information
Bryconamericus bucayensis Román-Valencia, Ruiz-C., Taphorn & García-A., 2013
Animal (Phenacogaster ojitatus) - Facts & Information
Phenacogaster ojitatus Lucena & Malabarba, 2010
Animal (Erythrocharax altipinnis) - Facts & Information
Erythrocharax altipinnis Netto-Ferreira, Birindelli, de Sousa, Mariguela & Oliveira, 2013
Animal (Planaltina britskii) - Facts & Information
Planaltina britskii Menezes, Weitzman & Burns, 2003
Sardina; Banded Tetra; Pepesca (Astyanax aeneus) - Facts & Information
Astyanax aeneus (Günther, 1860)
Animal (Bryconamericus deuterodonoides) - Facts & Information
Bryconamericus deuterodonoides Eigenmann, 1914
Tetra (Moenkhausia browni) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia browni Eigenmann, 1909
Lambari (Deuterodon rosae) - Facts & Information
Deuterodon rosae (Steindachner, 1908)
Animal (Parecbasis cyclolepis) - Facts & Information
Parecbasis cyclolepis Eigenmann, 1914
Tetra (Hemigrammus orthus) - Facts & Information
Hemigrammus orthus Durbin, 1909
Animal (Xenurobrycon varii) - Facts & Information
Xenurobrycon varii Mendonça, Peixoto, Dutra & Netto-Ferreira, 2016
Lambari-Do-Rabo-Amarelo (Astyanax minor) - Facts & Information
Astyanax minor Garavello & Sampaio, 2010
Animal (Hemigrammus xaveriellus) - Facts & Information
Hemigrammus xaveriellus Lima, Urbano-Bonilla & Prada-Pedreros, 2020
Animal (Hyphessobrycon condotensis) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon condotensis Regan, 1913
Animal (BOLDACC) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Deuterodon taeniatus) - Facts & Information
Deuterodon taeniatus (Jenyns, 1842)
Animal (BOLDAEU) - Facts & Information
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Lambari; Piaba (Lepidocharax burnsi) - Facts & Information
Lepidocharax burnsi Ferreira, Menezes & Quagio-Grassiotto, 2011
Lambari; Piabinha (Aphyocheirodon hemigrammus) - Facts & Information
Aphyocheirodon hemigrammus Eigenmann, 1915
Animal (Hyphessobrycon psittacus) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon psittacus Dagosta, Marinho, Camelier & Lima, 2016
Mojara (Astyanax kennedyi) - Facts & Information
Astyanax kennedyi Géry, 1964
Anai'S Tetra; Sardina Blanca (Astyanax anai) - Facts & Information
Astyanax anai Angulo, Santos, López, Langeani & McMahan, 2018
Animal (Serrapinnus aster) - Facts & Information
Serrapinnus aster Malabarba & Jerep, 2014
Animal (Andromakhe Terán) - Facts & Information
Andromakhe Terán, Benitez & Mirande, 2020
Mojarita (Tyttobrycon dorsimaculatus) - Facts & Information
Tyttobrycon dorsimaculatus Géry, 1973
Tetra (Moenkhausia robertsi) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia robertsi Géry, 1964
Piaba (Jupiaba paranatinga) - Facts & Information
Jupiaba paranatinga Netto-Ferreira, Zanata, Birindelli & Sousa, 2009
Animal (BOLDACH) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ACH3724
Animal (Hemibrycon raqueliae) - Facts & Information
Hemibrycon raqueliae Román-Valencia & Arcila-Mesa, 2010
Animal (Astyanax cordovae) - Facts & Information
Astyanax cordovae (Günther, 1880)
Spotted Jupiaba (Jupiaba ocellata) - Facts & Information
Jupiaba ocellata (Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1996)
Rioverde Tetra; Sardinita De Rioverde (Astyanax rioverde) - Facts & Information
Astyanax rioverde Lozano-Vilano & Schmitter-Soto, 2017
Markiana; Percha; Red-Bellied Tetra (Markiana geayi) - Facts & Information
Markiana geayi (Pellegrin, 1909)
Lambari; Piaba (Hyphessobrycon melanostichos) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon melanostichos Carvalho & Bertaco, 2006
Animal (BOLDACE) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Bryconamericus guizae) - Facts & Information
Bryconamericus guizae Román-Valencia, 2003
Animal (Hyphessobrycon Durbin) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon Durbin, 1908
Animal (Creagrutus occidaneus) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus occidaneus Vari & Harold, 2001
Lambari (Deuterodon longirostris) - Facts & Information
Deuterodon longirostris (Steindachner, 1907)
Pacific Lamprey; Lamprea Del Pacífico; Lamproie Du Pacifique (Moenkhausia tridentata) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia tridentata Holly, 1929
Animal (Oligosarcus oligolepis) - Facts & Information
Oligosarcus oligolepis (Steindachner, 1867)
Animal (Creagrutus paralacus) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus paralacus Harold & Vari, 1994
Animal (Varicharax nigrolineatus) - Facts & Information
Varicharax nigrolineatus Vanegas-Ríos, Faustino-Fuster, Meza-Vargas & Ortega, 2020
Animal (Phenacogaster julliae) - Facts & Information
Phenacogaster julliae Lucena & Lucena, 2019
Animal (Serrabrycon Vari) - Facts & Information
Serrabrycon Vari, 1986
Animal (Diapoma potamohadros) - Facts & Information
Diapoma potamohadros Ito, Carvalho, Pavanelli, Vanegas-Rios & Malabarba, 2022
Animal (Hyphessobrycon montagi) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon montagi Lima, Coutinho & Wosiacki, 2014
Animal (Roeboides misionera) - Facts & Information
Roeboides misionera Rodriguez & Miquelarena, 2005