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 (Rhinopetitia oligolepis) - Facts & Information
Rhinopetitia oligolepis Menezes & Netto-Ferreira, 2019
Animal (Roeboides bonariensis) - Facts & Information
Roeboides bonariensis (Valenciennes, 1835)
Animal (Saccoderma Schultz) - Facts & Information
Saccoderma Schultz, 1944
Animal (Rhinopetitia myersi) - Facts & Information
Rhinopetitia myersi subsp. myersi
Mojarra; Piky; Tetra (Hyphessobrycon procerus) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon procerus Mahnert & Géry, 1987
Rodway'S Tetra; Golden Tetra (Hemigrammus rodwayi) - Facts & Information
Hemigrammus rodwayi Durbin, 1909
Neon Tetra (Paracheirodon innesi) - Facts & Information
Paracheirodon innesi (Myers, 1936)
Animal (Bryconamericus agna) - Facts & Information
Bryconamericus agna Azpelicueta & Almirón, 2001
Animal (Hyphessobrycon pando) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon pando Hein, 2009
Animal (Creagrutus cacique) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus cacique Flausino Junior & Lima, 2019
Animal (Creagrutus seductus) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus seductus Vari & Harold, 2001
Animal (Tetragonopterus carvalhoi) - Facts & Information
Tetragonopterus carvalhoi Melo, Benine, Mariguela & Oliveira, 2011
Lambari; Piaba (Moenkhausia pirauba) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia pirauba Zanata, Birindelli & Moreira, 2010
Animal (Hyphessobrycon jackrobertsi) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon jackrobertsi Zarske, 2014
Animal (Moenkhausia cotinho) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia cotinho Eigenmann, 1908
Blackline Penguinfish; Blackline Thayeria; False Penguin Tetra; Hockey-Stick Tetra; Lambari; Matupiri; Mojarita; Peixe Pingüim; Penguin Fish; Piaba; Tetra Pingüim (Thayeria boehlkei) - Facts & Information
Thayeria boehlkei Weitzman, 1957
Lambari-Do-Campo (Markiana nigripinnis) - Facts & Information
Markiana nigripinnis (Perugia, 1891)
Mojarita (Scopaeocharax rhinodus) - Facts & Information
Scopaeocharax rhinodus (Böhlke, 1958)
Animal (BOLDAAH) - Facts & Information
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Mojarita (Bryconamericus phoenicopterus) - Facts & Information
Bryconamericus phoenicopterus (Cope, 1872)
Animal (Knodus caquetae) - Facts & Information
Knodus caquetae Fowler, 1945
Animal (Astyanax asuncionensis) - Facts & Information
Astyanax asuncionensis Géry, 1972
Animal (Oligobrycon Eigenmann) - Facts & Information
Oligobrycon Eigenmann, 1915
Animal (Tyttobrycon xeruini) - Facts & Information
Tyttobrycon xeruini Géry, 1973
Animal (Microschemobrycon meyburgi) - Facts & Information
Microschemobrycon meyburgi Meinken, 1975
Mojarra (Andromakhe tupi) - Facts & Information
Andromakhe tupi (Azpelicueta, Mirande, Almirón & Casciotta, 2003)
Bussing'S Tetra; Sardinita (Hyphessobrycon bussingi) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon bussingi Ota, Carvalho & Pavanelli, 2020
Lambari; Piaba; Piabinha (Kolpotocheirodon theloura) - Facts & Information
Kolpotocheirodon theloura Malabarba & Weitzman, 2000
Sardinita (Bryconamericus yokiae) - Facts & Information
Bryconamericus yokiae Román-Valencia, 2003
Animal (Hasemania kalunga) - Facts & Information
Hasemania kalunga Bertaco & Carvalho, 2010
Animal (Moenkhausia xinguensis) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia xinguensis (Steindachner, 1882)
Animal (Hyphessobrycon lucenorum) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon lucenorum Ohara & Lima, 2015
Animal (Gymnocharacinus Steindachner) - Facts & Information
Gymnocharacinus Steindachner, 1903
Animal (Pseudochalceus kyburzi) - Facts & Information
Pseudochalceus kyburzi Schultz, 1966
Animal (Cynopotamus Valenciennes) - Facts & Information
Cynopotamus Valenciennes, 1850
Peixe Tucano; Piaba; Tetra Toucan; Tetra Tucano (Tucanoichthys tucano) - Facts & Information
Tucanoichthys tucano Géry & Römer, 1997
Mojarita (Bryconamericus alfredae) - Facts & Information
Bryconamericus alfredae Eigenmann, 1927
Golosa (Saccoderma melanostigma) - Facts & Information
Saccoderma melanostigma Schultz, 1944
Animal (Astyanax goyanensis) - Facts & Information
Astyanax goyanensis (Miranda Ribeiro, 1944)
Animal (Coptobrycon Géry) - Facts & Information
Coptobrycon Géry, 1966
Animal (Creagrutus britskii) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus britskii Vari & Harold, 2001
Animal (Tetragonopterus rufipes) - Facts & Information
Tetragonopterus rufipes Valenciennes, 1842
Animal (Tetragonopterus chalceus) - Facts & Information
Tetragonopterus chalceus Spix & Agassiz, 1829
Animal (BOLDADR) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Astyanax microlepis) - Facts & Information
Astyanax microlepis Eigenmann, 1913
Animal (Eretmobrycon simus) - Facts & Information
Eretmobrycon simus (Boulenger, 1898)
Semaphore Tetra; Tetra Semaforo (Pterobrycon myrnae) - Facts & Information
Pterobrycon myrnae Bussing, 1974
Animal (Hypobrycon maromba) - Facts & Information
Hypobrycon maromba Malabarba & Malabarba, 1994
Animal (Hasemania hanseni) - Facts & Information
Hasemania hanseni (Fowler, 1949)
Animal (Roeboides Günther) - Facts & Information
Roeboides Günther, 1864
Animal (Moenkhausia Eigenmann) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia Eigenmann, 1903
Animal (Pristella Eigenmann) - Facts & Information
Pristella Eigenmann, 1908
Mojarita (Xenurobrycon heterodon) - Facts & Information
Xenurobrycon heterodon Weitzman & Fink, 1985
Animal (Knodus geryi) - Facts & Information
Knodus geryi Lima, Britski & Machado, 2004
Animal (Thrissobrycon Böhlke) - Facts & Information
Thrissobrycon Böhlke, 1953
Dientefrio; Tetra (Creagrutus machadoi) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus machadoi Vari & Harold, 2001
Animal (Markiana alexandri) - Facts & Information
Markiana alexandri (Castello & Lopez, 1974)
Animal (Creagrutus zephyrus) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus zephyrus Vari & Harold, 2001
Lambari; Mojarra (Psalidodon eigenmanniorum) - Facts & Information
Psalidodon eigenmanniorum (Cope, 1894)
Animal (Deuterodon intermedius) - Facts & Information
Deuterodon intermedius (Eigenmann, 1908)
Animal (Hyphessobrycon chiribiquete) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon chiribiquete García-Alzate, Lima, Taphorn, Mojica, Urbano-Bonilla & Teixeira, 2020
Animal (Creagrutus yudja) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus yudja Netto-Ferreira & Moreira, 2018
Panama Tetra; Sardinita (Hyphessobrycon panamensis) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon panamensis Durbin, 1908
Lambari-Tambiú (Astyanax altiparanae) - Facts & Information
Astyanax altiparanae Garutti & Britski, 2000
Sardina (Astyanax magdalenae) - Facts & Information
Astyanax magdalenae Eigenmann & Henn, 1916
Animal (Hollandichthys Eigenmann) - Facts & Information
Hollandichthys Eigenmann, 1910
Animal (Gephyrocharax martae) - Facts & Information
Gephyrocharax martae Dahl, 1943
Mojarra (Bryconamericus eigenmanni) - Facts & Information
Bryconamericus eigenmanni (Evermann & Kendall, 1906)
Animal (Roeboexodon Géry) - Facts & Information
Roeboexodon Géry, 1959
Anari; Piaba (Creagrutus anary) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus anary Fowler, 1913
Animal (Xenurobrycon macropus) - Facts & Information
Xenurobrycon macropus Myers & Miranda Ribeiro, 1945
Piaba (Jupiaba iasy) - Facts & Information
Jupiaba iasy Netto-Ferreira, Zanata, Birindelli & Sousa, 2009
Lambari; Piaba (Jupiaba yarina) - Facts & Information
Jupiaba yarina Zanata, 1997
Lambari; Piaba; Tetra (Hyphessobrycon cyanotaenia) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon cyanotaenia Zarske & Géry, 2006
Bocarra; Peixe-Cachorro; Piaba (Oligosarcus acutirostris) - Facts & Information
Oligosarcus acutirostris Menezes, 1987
Animal (Hemigrammus lunatus) - Facts & Information
Hemigrammus lunatus Durbin, 1918
Animal (Creagrutus veruina) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus veruina Vari & Harold, 2001
Tétra De Moïse (Moenkhausia moisae) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia moisae Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1995
Animal (Tyttobrycon marajoara) - Facts & Information
Tyttobrycon marajoara Marinho, Bastos & Menezes, 2013
Animal (Chrysobrycon calamar) - Facts & Information
Chrysobrycon calamar Vanegas-Ríos, Urbano-Bonilla & Sánchez-Garcés, 2024
Mojarita (Bryconamericus grosvenori) - Facts & Information
Bryconamericus grosvenori Eigenmann, 1927
Animal (Knodus orteguasae) - Facts & Information
Knodus orteguasae (Fowler, 1943)
Animal (Hyphessobrycon balbus) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon balbus Myers, 1927
Diamond Tetra; Pittier'S Tetra; Diamond Characin (Moenkhausia pittieri) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia pittieri Eigenmann, 1920
Lambari (Moenkhausia lopesi) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia lopesi Britski & de Silimon, 2001
Animal (Odontostilbe paraguayensis) - Facts & Information
Odontostilbe paraguayensis Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903
Animal (Petitella rhodostoma) - Facts & Information
Petitella rhodostoma (Ahl, 1924)
Animal (Hyphessobrycon melasemeion) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon melasemeion Fowler, 1945
Animal (Creagrutus brevipinnis) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus brevipinnis Eigenmann, 1913
Animal (Aphyoditeinae Géry) - Facts & Information
Aphyoditeinae Géry, 1972
Animal (Psalidodon xiru) - Facts & Information
Psalidodon xiru (Lucena, Castro & Bertaco, 2013)
Animal (Cheirodontops geayi) - Facts & Information
Cheirodontops geayi Schultz, 1944
Animal (Aphyocharax alburnus) - Facts & Information
Aphyocharax alburnus (Günther, 1869)
Animal (Serrapinnus Malabarba) - Facts & Information
Serrapinnus Malabarba, 1998
Animal (Parecbasis Eigenmann) - Facts & Information
Parecbasis Eigenmann, 1914
Sardinita; Tetra (Hyphessobrycon acaciae) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon acaciae García-Alzate, Román-Valencia & Prada-Pedreros, 2010
Cacunda; Denton; Dientudo; Dientón; Perunlasitetra (Roeboides affinis) - Facts & Information
Roeboides affinis (Günther, 1868)
Tetra (Moenkhausia eigenmanni) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia eigenmanni Géry, 1964
Piaba (Aphyocharacidium bolivianum) - Facts & Information
Aphyocharacidium bolivianum Géry, 1973
Animal (Hemibrycon caucanus) - Facts & Information
Hemibrycon caucanus (Eigenmann, 1913)