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 (Astyanax robustus) - Facts & Information
Astyanax robustus Meek, 1912
Mojara (Chrysobrycon hesperus) - Facts & Information
Chrysobrycon hesperus (Böhlke, 1958)
Animal (Knodus obolus) - Facts & Information
Knodus obolus Deprá, Ota, Vitorino Júnior & Ferreira, 2021
Animal (Hemibrycon megantoniensis) - Facts & Information
Hemibrycon megantoniensis Ruiz-C, Román-Valencia, Bastidas & Taphorn, 2023
Animal (Moenkhausia lepidura) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia lepidura ocoae Fowler, 1943
Sardinita; Tetra (Hyphessobrycon saizi) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon saizi Géry, 1964
Animal (Acestrocephalus acutus) - Facts & Information
Acestrocephalus acutus Menezes, 2006
Animal (Gymnocharacinae Eigenmann) - Facts & Information
Gymnocharacinae Eigenmann, 1909
Branca (Oligosarcus robustus) - Facts & Information
Oligosarcus robustus Menezes, 1969
Mojarita (Creagrutus manu) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus manu Vari & Harold, 2001
Animal (Moenkhausia pirahan) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia pirahan Mathubara & Toledo-Piza, 2020
Siapa Astyanax; Tetra (Astyanax siapae) - Facts & Information
Astyanax siapae Garutti, 2003
Animal (Creagrutus meridionalis) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus meridionalis Vari & Harold, 2001
Lambari; Tetra (Hyphessobrycon hamatus) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon hamatus Bertaco & Malabarba, 2005
Animal (Deuterodon hastatus) - Facts & Information
Deuterodon hastatus (Myers, 1928)
Animal (Serrapinnus calliurus) - Facts & Information
Serrapinnus calliurus (Boulenger, 1900)
Animal (Paragoniates Steindachner) - Facts & Information
Paragoniates Steindachner, 1876
Animal (Probolodus Eigenmann) - Facts & Information
Probolodus Eigenmann, 1911
Animal (Roeboides biserialis) - Facts & Information
Roeboides biserialis (Garman, 1890)
Animal (Exodon Müller) - Facts & Information
Exodon Müller & Troschel, 1844
Animal (Diapoma lepiclastum) - Facts & Information
Diapoma lepiclastum (Malabarba, Weitzman & Casciotta, 2003)
Animal (Bryconamericus rubricauda) - Facts & Information
Bryconamericus rubricauda Regan, 1913
Animal (Odontostilbe parecis) - Facts & Information
Odontostilbe parecis Bührnheim & Malabarba, 2006
Animal (Roeboides loftini) - Facts & Information
Roeboides loftini Lucena, 2011
Tetra (Hyphessobrycon klausanni) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon klausanni García-Alzate, Urbano-Bonilla & Taphorn, 2017
Lambari; Piaba (Hasemania uberaba) - Facts & Information
Hasemania uberaba Serra & Langeani, 2015
Bacalar Tetra; Sardinita De Bacalar (Astyanax bacalarensis) - Facts & Information
Astyanax bacalarensis Schmitter-Soto, 2017
Animal (Corynopoma Gill) - Facts & Information
Corynopoma Gill, 1858
Animal (Hemigrammus mahnerti) - Facts & Information
Hemigrammus mahnerti Uj & Géry, 1989
Animal (Tetragonopterus rhomboidalis) - Facts & Information
Tetragonopterus rhomboidalis Posada, 1909
Animal (Moenkhausia eurystaenia) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia eurystaenia Marinho, 2010
Animal (BOLDABX) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ABX5177
Lambari Olho-De-Fogo (Moenkhausia pyrophthalma) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia pyrophthalma Costa, 1994
Animal (Creagrutus gyrospilus) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus gyrospilus Vari & Harold, 2001
Animal (Psalidodon pessalii) - Facts & Information
Psalidodon pessalii Teixeira, Salvador, Mirande & Lima, 2025
Mojarra; Piky; Tetra (Hyphessobrycon pytai) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon pytai Géry & Mahnert, 1993
Sauá (Tetragonopterus argenteus) - Facts & Information
Tetragonopterus argenteus Cuvier, 1816
Animal (Aphyocharax nattereri) - Facts & Information
Aphyocharax nattereri (Steindachner, 1882)
Animal (Hemibrycon microformaa) - Facts & Information
Hemibrycon microformaa Román-Valencia & Ruiz-C., 2007
Animal (Oligosarcus paranensis) - Facts & Information
Oligosarcus paranensis Menezes & Géry, 1983
Glass Headstander; Sardinita (Roeboides ilseae) - Facts & Information
Roeboides ilseae Bussing, 1986
Animal (Bryconacidnus ellisae) - Facts & Information
Bryconacidnus ellisae (Pearson, 1924)
Animal (Spintherobolus broccae) - Facts & Information
Spintherobolus broccae Myers, 1925
Piaba (Hyphessobrycon itaparicensis) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon itaparicensis Lima & Costa, 2001
Animal (Deuterodon Eigenmann) - Facts & Information
Deuterodon Eigenmann, 1907
Animal (BOLDACS) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ACS5861
Animal (Diapoma speculiferum) - Facts & Information
Diapoma speculiferum Cope, 1894
Piaba (Hyphessobrycon diastatos) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon diastatos Dagosta, Marinho & Camelier, 2014
Animal (Aphyocharax agassizii) - Facts & Information
Aphyocharax agassizii (Steindachner, 1882)
Animal (Creagrutus cerritulus) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus cerritulus Netto-Ferreira & Vari, 2017
Cystal Red Tetra (Hyphessobrycon haraldschultzi) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon haraldschultzi Travassos, 1960
Animal (Moenkhausia sanctae) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia sanctae subsp. filomenae (Steindachner)
Animal (Bryconella Géry) - Facts & Information
Bryconella Géry, 1965
Animal (Hemigrammus vorderwinkleri) - Facts & Information
Hemigrammus vorderwinkleri Géry, 1963
Animal (Acrobrycon patriciae) - Facts & Information
Acrobrycon patriciae (Huber, 1995)
Animal (Knodus tiquiensis) - Facts & Information
Knodus tiquiensis Ferreira & Lima, 2006
Dientudo; Lambari-Corcunda (Charax stenopterus) - Facts & Information
Charax stenopterus (Cope, 1894)
Animal (Hemibrycon palomae) - Facts & Information
Hemibrycon palomae Román-Valencia, García-Alzate, Ruiz-C. & Taphorn, 2010
Mojarra (Ectrepopterus uruguayensis) - Facts & Information
Ectrepopterus uruguayensis (Fowler, 1943)
Glowlight Tetra (Hemigrammus erythrozonus) - Facts & Information
Hemigrammus erythrozonus Durbin, 1909
Lambari (Astyanax biotae) - Facts & Information
Astyanax biotae Castro & Vari, 2004
Animal (Acanthocharax Eigenmann) - Facts & Information
Acanthocharax Eigenmann, 1912
Sardinita (Knodus alpha) - Facts & Information
Knodus alpha (Eigenmann, 1914)
Animal (Hyphessobrycon georgettae) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon georgettae Géry, 1961
Animal (Hyphessobrycon bayleyi) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon bayleyi Lima, Bastos, Rapp-Py-Daniel & Ota, 2022
Griem'S Tetra; Lambarizinho (Hyphessobrycon griemi) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon griemi Hoedeman, 1957
Animal (Tetragonopterus daguae) - Facts & Information
Tetragonopterus daguae (Eigenmann, 1913)
Animal (Heterocheirodon yatai) - Facts & Information
Heterocheirodon yatai (Casciotta, Miquelarena & Protogino, 1992)
Animal (Creagrutus amoenus) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus amoenus Fowler, 1943
Neon Chocolate (Hyphessobrycon vilmae) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon vilmae Géry, 1966
Animal (Knodus angustus) - Facts & Information
Knodus angustus Menezes, Ferreira & Netto-Ferreira, 2020
Mountain Tetra; Sardina De Montaña (Hemibrycon metae) - Facts & Information
Hemibrycon metae Myers, 1930
Animal (Poptella longipinnis) - Facts & Information
Poptella longipinnis (Popta, 1901)
Animal (Hyphessobrycon cantoi) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon cantoi Faria, Guimarães, Rodrigues, Oliveira & Lima, 2021
Animal (Bramocharax Gill) - Facts & Information
Bramocharax Gill, 1877
Lambari; Piaba; Tetra Rosado (Hyphessobrycon khardinae) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon khardinae Zarske, 2008
Animal (Hyphessobrycon platyodus) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon platyodus Ohara, Abrahão & Espíndola, 2017
Animal (Astyanax jacuhiensis) - Facts & Information
Astyanax jacuhiensis (Cope, 1894)
Animal (Tetragonopterus santaremensis) - Facts & Information
Tetragonopterus santaremensis Ulrey, 1894
Animal (Deuterodon pelecus) - Facts & Information
Deuterodon pelecus (Bertaco & Lucena, 2006)
Animal (Argopleura diquensis) - Facts & Information
Argopleura diquensis (Eigenmann, 1913)
Pocha Común (Cheirodon pisciculus) - Facts & Information
Cheirodon pisciculus Girard, 1855
Animal (Bryconamericus carlosi) - Facts & Information
Bryconamericus carlosi Román-Valencia, 2003
Animal (Hyphessobrycon maculicauda) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon maculicauda Ahl, 1936
Coffe Bean Tetra; Grain De Café (Hyphessobrycon takasei) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon takasei Géry, 1964
Lambari (Psalidodon gymnogenys) - Facts & Information
Psalidodon gymnogenys (Eigenmann, 1911)
Animal (Astyanax taurorum) - Facts & Information
Astyanax taurorum Lucena, Zaluski & Lucena, 2017
Animal (Hemigrammus melanochrous) - Facts & Information
Hemigrammus melanochrous Fowler, 1913
Animal (Psalidodon schubarti) - Facts & Information
Psalidodon schubarti (Britski, 1964)
Animal (Serrapinnus kriegi) - Facts & Information
Serrapinnus kriegi (Schindler, 1937)
Pygmy Tetra; Sardinita (Odontostilbe dialeptura) - Facts & Information
Odontostilbe dialeptura (Fink & Weitzman, 1974)
Sardinita Cachete De Espada; Sword-Cheeked Tetra; Swordtail Characin; Swordfin Characin (Corynopoma riisei) - Facts & Information
Corynopoma riisei Gill, 1858
Animal (Oligobrycon microstomus) - Facts & Information
Oligobrycon microstomus Eigenmann, 1915
Animal (Priocharax nanus) - Facts & Information
Priocharax nanus Toledo-Piza, Mattox & Britz, 2014
Animal (Creagrutus magdalenae) - Facts & Information
Creagrutus magdalenae Eigenmann, 1913
Animal (Spintherobolus Eigenmann) - Facts & Information
Spintherobolus Eigenmann, 1911
Animal (Hyphessobrycon sovichthys) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon sovichthys Schultz, 1944
Black Tetra (Hyphessobrycon niger) - Facts & Information
Hyphessobrycon niger García-Alzate, Román-Valencia & Prada-Pedreros, 2010
Animal (Moenkhausia venerei) - Facts & Information
Moenkhausia venerei Petrolli, Azevedo-Santos & Benine, 2016
Animal (Inpaichthys Géry) - Facts & Information
Inpaichthys Géry & Junk, 1977