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Characiformes

Class:

2,462

Species

24

Families

Class

Families in Characiformes (23)

Characidae1324 species Anostomidae171 species Alestidae126 species Curimatidae121 species Crenuchidae116 species Distichodontidae109 species Serrasalmidae108 species Lebiasinidae79 species Bryconidae52 species Iguanodectidae39 species Hemiodontidae33 species Parodontidae32 species Acestrorhynchidae26 species Erythrinidae25 species Triportheidae24 species Prochilodontidae24 species Cynodontidae11 species Gasteropelecidae10 species Citharinidae8 species Chilodontidae8 species Ctenoluciidae7 species Hepsetidae6 species Tarumaniidae1 species

Sample Species

1.Abramites equesAnostomidae 2.Abramites hypselonotusAnostomidae 3.Acanthocharax microlepisCharacidae 4.Acestrocephalus acutusCharacidae 5.Acestrocephalus anomalusCharacidae 6.Acestrocephalus boehlkeiCharacidae 7.Acestrocephalus maculosusCharacidae 8.Acestrocephalus nigrifasciatusCharacidae 9.Acestrocephalus pallidusCharacidae 10.Acestrocephalus sardinaCharacidae 11.Acestrocephalus stigmatusCharacidae 12.Acestrorhynchus abbreviatusAcestrorhynchidae 13.Acestrorhynchus altusAcestrorhynchidae 14.Acestrorhynchus britskiiAcestrorhynchidae 15.Acestrorhynchus falcatusAcestrorhynchidae 16.Acestrorhynchus falcirostrisAcestrorhynchidae 17.Acestrorhynchus grandoculisAcestrorhynchidae 18.Acestrorhynchus heterolepisAcestrorhynchidae 19.Acestrorhynchus isalineaeAcestrorhynchidae 20.Acestrorhynchus lacustrisAcestrorhynchidae 21.Acestrorhynchus maculipinnaAcestrorhynchidae 22.Acestrorhynchus microlepisAcestrorhynchidae 23.Acestrorhynchus minimusAcestrorhynchidae 24.Acestrorhynchus nasutusAcestrorhynchidae 25.Acestrorhynchus pantaneiroAcestrorhynchidae 26.Acinocheirodon melanogrammaCharacidae 27.Acnodon normaniSerrasalmidae 28.Acnodon oligacanthusSerrasalmidae 29.Acnodon senaiSerrasalmidae 30.Acrobrycon ipanquianusCharacidae 31.Acrobrycon ortiiCharacidae 32.Acrobrycon starnesiCharacidae 33.Agoniates anchoviaTriportheidae 34.Agoniates halecinusTriportheidae 35.Alestes ansorgiiAlestidae 36.Alestes baremozeAlestidae 37.Alestes dentexAlestidae 38.Alestes inferusAlestidae 39.Alestes liebrechtsiiAlestidae 40.Alestes macrophthalmusAlestidae 41.Alestes stuhlmanniiAlestidae 42.Alestion rapaxAlestidae 43.Alestobrycon taeniurusAlestidae 44.Alestopetersius bifasciatusAlestidae 45.Alestopetersius brichardiAlestidae 46.Alestopetersius caudalisAlestidae 47.Alestopetersius compressusAlestidae 48.Alestopetersius conspectusAlestidae 49.Alestopetersius hilgendorfiAlestidae 50.Alestopetersius leopoldianusAlestidae

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