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 (Hemigrammus taphorni) - Facts & Information
Hemigrammus taphorni Benine & Lopes, 2007
Mojarra (Psalidodon pynandi) - Facts & Information
Psalidodon pynandi (Casciotta, Almirón, Bechara, Roux & Ruíz Díaz, 2003)
Animal (Hemigrammus skolioplatus) - Facts & Information
Hemigrammus skolioplatus Bertaco & Carvalho, 2005
Lambari (Bryconamericus patriciae) - Facts & Information
Bryconamericus patriciae da Silva, 2004
Animal (Hyphessobrycon taphorni) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon taphorni García-Alzate, Román-Valencia & Ortega, 2013
Animal (Hyphessobrycon hasemani) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon hasemani Fowler, 1913
Animal (Bryconetes Weiss) - Facts & Information
Bryconetes Weiss, Malabarba & Malabarba, 2014
Mojarita (Hyphessobrycon robustulus) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon robustulus (Cope, 1870)
Animal (Oligosarcus Günther) - Facts & Information
Oligosarcus Günther, 1864
Animal (Markiana periodicus) - Facts & Information
Markiana periodicus (Costa, 1999)
Piaba (Astyanax jacobinae) - Facts & Information
Astyanax jacobinae Zanata & Camelier, 2008
Lambari-Bocudo (Deuterodon stigmaturus) - Facts & Information
Deuterodon stigmaturus (Gomes, 1947)
Animal (Pseudocorynopoma Perugia) - Facts & Information
Pseudocorynopoma Perugia, 1891
Animal (Moenkhausia guaruba) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia guaruba Lima, Vita, Dutra, Ohara & Pastana, 2023
Animal (Carlana Strand) - Facts & Information
Carlana Strand, 1928
Cacunda (Cynopotamus xinguano) - Facts & Information
Cynopotamus xinguano Menezes, 2007
Animal (Astyanax cubilhuitz) - Facts & Information
Astyanax cubilhuitz Schmitter-Soto, 2017
Piaba (Hysteronotus megalostomus) - Facts & Information
Hysteronotus megalostomus Eigenmann, 1911
Lambari (Astyanax varzeae) - Facts & Information
Astyanax varzeae Abilhoa & Duboc, 2007
Animal (BOLDAAC) - Facts & Information
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Mojara; Mojarita (Hemibrycon helleri) - Facts & Information
Hemibrycon helleri Eigenmann, 1927
Lambari; Lambari-Do-Tietê; Piaba (Hyphessobrycon duragenys) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon duragenys Ellis, 1911
Animal (Bryconexodon Géry) - Facts & Information
Bryconexodon Géry, 1980
Animal (Hemibrycon velox) - Facts & Information
Hemibrycon velox Dahl, 1964
Piaba; Tetra (Hyphessobrycon moniliger) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon moniliger Moreira, Lima & Costa, 2002
Animal (Compsura Eigenmann) - Facts & Information
Compsura Eigenmann, 1915
Animal (Markiana juanlangi) - Facts & Information
Markiana juanlangi (Costa, Cheffe, Salvia & Litz, 2006)
Animal (Moenkhausia melogramma) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia melogramma Eigenmann, 1908
Animal (Knodus rufford) - Facts & Information
Knodus rufford Deprá, Ota, Vitorino Júnior & Ferreira, 2021
Lambari-Do-Rabo-Amarelo; Mojarrita (Astyanax abramis) - Facts & Information
Astyanax abramis (Jenyns, 1842)
Animal (Astyanax poetzschkei) - Facts & Information
Astyanax poetzschkei Ahl, 1932
Animal (Tetragonopterus denticulatus) - Facts & Information
Tetragonopterus denticulatus Silva, Melo, Oliveira & Benine, 2013
Animal (Lobodeuterodon Fowler) - Facts & Information
Lobodeuterodon Fowler, 1945
Glass Bloodfish (Prionobrama filigera) - Facts & Information
Prionobrama filigera (Cope, 1870)
Animal (Genycharax Eigenmann) - Facts & Information
Genycharax Eigenmann, 1912
Animal (Hyphessobrycon vanzolinii) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon vanzolinii Lima & Flausino Junior, 2016
Animal (Makunaima multidens) - Facts & Information
Makunaima multidens (Eigenmann, 1908)
Animal (Hemigrammus micropterus) - Facts & Information
Hemigrammus micropterus Meek, 1907
Animal (Rhoadsia minor) - Facts & Information
Rhoadsia minor Eigenmann & Henn, 1914
Sardinita (Bryconamericus macrophthalmus) - Facts & Information
Bryconamericus macrophthalmus Román-Valencia, 2003
Animal (Psalidodon endy) - Facts & Information
Psalidodon endy (Mirande, Aguilera & Azpelicueta, 2006)
Animal (BOLDABV) - Facts & Information
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Lambari; Piaba (Rachoviscus graciliceps) - Facts & Information
Rachoviscus graciliceps Weitzman & Cruz, 1981
Blood Red Tetra; Tetra Sangue (Brittanichthys axelrodi) - Facts & Information
Brittanichthys axelrodi Géry, 1965
Animal (Hemibrycon antioquiae) - Facts & Information
Hemibrycon antioquiae Román-Valencia, Ruiz-C., Taphorn P., Mancera-Rodriguez & García-Alzate, 2013
Animal (Creagrutus provenzanoi) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus provenzanoi Vari & Harold, 2001
Animal (Astyanax brucutu) - Facts & Information
Astyanax brucutu Zanata, Lima, Di Dario & Gerhard, 2017
Animal (Aphyocharacidium melandetum) - Facts & Information
Aphyocharacidium melandetum (Eigenmann, 1912)
Animal (Moenkhausia chlorophthalma) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia chlorophthalma Sousa, Netto-Ferreira & Birindelli, 2010
Animal (Tetragonopterus signatus) - Facts & Information
Tetragonopterus signatus Burmeister, 1861
Animal (Brachychalcinus parnaibae) - Facts & Information
Brachychalcinus parnaibae Reis, 1989
Animal (Gephyrocharax caucanus) - Facts & Information
Gephyrocharax caucanus Eigenmann, 1912
Animal (Serrapinnus malabarbai) - Facts & Information
Serrapinnus malabarbai Jerep, Dagosta & Ohara, 2018
Animal (Knodus figueiredoi) - Facts & Information
Knodus figueiredoi Esguícero & Castro, 2014
Animal (Diapoma alburnum) - Facts & Information
Diapoma alburnum (Hensel, 1870)
Animal (Phenacogaster capitulata) - Facts & Information
Phenacogaster capitulata Lucena & Malabarba, 2010
Animal (Odontostilbe stenodon) - Facts & Information
Odontostilbe stenodon (Eigenmann, 1915)
Cacunda (Roeboides oligistos) - Facts & Information
Roeboides oligistos Lucena, 2000
Animal (Eretmobrycon gonzalezi) - Facts & Information
Eretmobrycon gonzalezi (Román-Valencia, 2002)
Cacunda; Glass Characin; Saicanga; Small-Scale Glass Tetra (Charax pauciradiatus) - Facts & Information
Charax pauciradiatus (Günther, 1864)
Lambari; Lambari-Da-Restinga (Rachoviscus crassiceps) - Facts & Information
Rachoviscus crassiceps Myers, 1926
Sardinita; Tetra (Bryconamericus cismontanus) - Facts & Information
Bryconamericus cismontanus Eigenmann, 1914
Animal (Microgenys Eigenmann) - Facts & Information
Microgenys Eigenmann, 1913
Animal (Creagrutus lepidus) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus lepidus Vari, Harold, Lasso & Machado-Allison, 1993
Animal (Psalidodon jequitinhonhae) - Facts & Information
Psalidodon jequitinhonhae (Steindachner, 1877)
Sardinita; Tortuguero Tetra (Hyphessobrycon tortuguerae) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon tortuguerae Böhlke, 1958
Animal (Eurocharax Gaudant) - Facts & Information
Eurocharax Gaudant, 1980
Animal (Thrissobrycon pectinifer) - Facts & Information
Thrissobrycon pectinifer Böhlke, 1953
Animal (Creagrutus planquettei) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus planquettei Géry & Renno, 1989
Animal (Scissor Günther) - Facts & Information
Scissor Günther, 1864
Animal (Knodus moenkhausii) - Facts & Information
Knodus moenkhausii (Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903)
Animal (Astyanax baileyi) - Facts & Information
Astyanax baileyi (Rosen, 1972)
Animal (BOLDAFL) - Facts & Information
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Piaba (Jupiaba kurua) - Facts & Information
Jupiaba kurua Birindelli, Zanata, Sousa & Netto-Ferreira, 2009
Animal (BOLDABU) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Bryconella pallidifrons) - Facts & Information
Bryconella pallidifrons (Fowler, 1946)
Animal (BOLDAFF) - Facts & Information
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Tétra À Grandes Écailles (Moenkhausia grandisquamis) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia grandisquamis (Müller & Troschel, 1845)
Animal (Phycocharax Ohara) - Facts & Information
Phycocharax Ohara, Mirande & Lima, 2017
Sardinita (Ceratobranchia joanae) - Facts & Information
Ceratobranchia joanae Chernoff & Machado-Allison, 1990
Carlana Tetra; Sardinita (Carlana eigenmanni) - Facts & Information
Carlana eigenmanni (Meek, 1912)
Animal (Aphyocharax Günther) - Facts & Information
Aphyocharax Günther, 1868
Cacunda; Dentón (Cynopotamus amazonum) - Facts & Information
Cynopotamus amazonum (Günther, 1868)
Astyanax Biponctué; Twospot Astyanax (Astyanax bimaculatus) - Facts & Information
Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animal (Nematocharax Weitzman) - Facts & Information
Nematocharax Weitzman, Menezes & Britski, 1986
Animal (Thayeria tapajonica) - Facts & Information
Thayeria tapajonica Moreira & Lima, 2017
Mojarra (Hyphessobrycon meridionalis) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon meridionalis Ringuelet, Miquelarena & Menni, 1978
Animal (BOLDAAW) - Facts & Information
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Longjaw Tetra; Sardina Picuda (Astyanax bransfordii) - Facts & Information
Astyanax bransfordii (Gill, 1877)
Animal (Knodus meridae) - Facts & Information
Knodus meridae Eigenmann, 1911
Piaba (Jupiaba elassonaktis) - Facts & Information
Jupiaba elassonaktis Pereira & Lucinda, 2007
Dientefrio; Tetra (Creagrutus magoi) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus magoi Vari & Harold, 2001
Animal (Boehlkea fredcochui) - Facts & Information
Boehlkea fredcochui Géry, 1966
Chapare-Drüsensalmler (Gephyrocharax chaparae) - Facts & Information
Gephyrocharax chaparae Fowler, 1940
Animal (Piabina Reinhardt) - Facts & Information
Piabina Reinhardt, 1867
Animal (Saccoderma falcata) - Facts & Information
Saccoderma falcata Dahl, 1955
Animal (Psalidodon gymnodontus) - Facts & Information
Psalidodon gymnodontus Eigenmann, 1911
Animal (Tetragonopterus artedii) - Facts & Information
Tetragonopterus artedii Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1850
Mojarita (Bryconamericus caucanus) - Facts & Information
Bryconamericus caucanus Eigenmann, 1913
Animal (Psalidodon powelli) - Facts & Information
Psalidodon powelli (Terán, Butí & Mirande, 2017)