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Characidae Latreille, 1825

151961  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151961)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Characiformes (Order)
  11. Characidae (Family)
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  1. Subfamily Acestrorhamphinae Eigenmann, 1907
    1. Genus Bramocharax Gill, 1877
    2. Genus Oligosarcus Günther, 1864
  2. Subfamily Aphyocharacinae Eigenmann, 1909
    1. Genus Aphyocharacidium Géry, 1960
    2. Genus Aphyocharax Günther, 1868
    3. Genus Inpaichthys Géry & Junk, 1977
    4. Genus Leptagoniates Boulenger, 1887
    5. Genus Paragoniates Steindachner, 1876
    6. Genus Phenagoniates Eigenmann & Wilson, 1914
    7. Genus Prionobrama Fowler, 1913
    8. Genus Rachoviscus Myers, 1926
    9. Genus Xenagoniates Myers, 1942
    10. Genus Bleptonema Eigenmann, 1914 accepted as Prionobrama Fowler, 1913
    11. Genus Notropocharax Marini, Nichols & LaMonte, 1933 accepted as Aphyocharax Günther, 1868
    12. Genus Phoxinopsis Regan, 1907 accepted as Aphyocharax Günther, 1868
  3. Subfamily Aphyoditeinae Géry, 1972
    1. Genus Aphyodite Eigenmann, 1912
    2. Genus Axelrodia Géry, 1965
    3. Genus Leptobrycon Eigenmann, 1915
    4. Genus Microschemobrycon Eigenmann, 1915
    5. Genus Oxybrycon Géry, 1964
    6. Genus Parecbasis Eigenmann, 1914
    7. Genus Tyttobrycon Géry, 1973
  4. Genus Astyanacinus Eigenmann, 1907
  5. Genus Astyanax Baird & Girard, 1854
  6. Genus Atopomesus Myers, 1927
  7. Genus Brittanichthys Géry, 1965
  8. Genus Bryconella Géry, 1965
  9. Genus Carlastyanax Géry, 1972
  10. Subfamily Characinae Latreille, 1825
    1. Genus Acanthocharax Eigenmann, 1912
    2. Genus Acestrocephalus Eigenmann, 1910
    3. Genus Bryconexodon Géry, 1980
    4. Genus Charax Scopoli, 1777
    5. Genus Cynopotamus Valenciennes, 1850
    6. Genus Exodon Müller & Troschel, 1844
    7. Genus Galeocharax Fowler, 1910
    8. Genus Phenacogaster Eigenmann, 1907
    9. Genus Priocharax Weitzman & Vari, 1987
    10. Genus Roeboexodon Géry, 1959
    11. Genus Roeboides Günther, 1864
    12. Genus Anacyrtus Günther, 1864 accepted as Charax Scopoli, 1777
    13. Genus Asiphonichthys Cope, 1894 accepted as Charax Scopoli, 1777
    14. Genus Characinus Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Charax Scopoli, 1777
    15. Genus Cyrtocharax Fowler, 1907 accepted as Cynopotamus Valenciennes, 1850
    16. Genus Epicyrtus Müller & Troschel, 1844 accepted as Charax Scopoli, 1777
    17. Genus Epycirtus accepted as Epicyrtus Müller & Troschel, 1844 accepted as Charax Scopoli, 1777 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    18. Genus Eucynopotamus Fowler, 1904 accepted as Roeboides Günther, 1864
    19. Genus Grammabrycon Fowler, 1941 accepted as Phenacogaster Eigenmann, 1907
    20. Genus Hydrocyon Cuvier, 1819 accepted as Hydrocynus Cuvier, 1816
    21. Genus Moralesia Fowler, 1943 accepted as Charax Scopoli, 1777
    22. Genus Raeboides Günther, 1864 accepted as Roeboides Günther, 1864 (misspelling)
    23. Genus Vesicatrus Eigenmann, 1911 accepted as Phenacogaster Eigenmann, 1907
  11. Subfamily Cheirodontinae Eigenmann, 1915
    1. Genus Acinocheirodon Malabarba & Weitzman, 1999
    2. Genus Amazonspinther Bührnheim, Carvalho, Malabarba & Weitzman, 2008
    3. Genus Aphyocheirodon Eigenmann, 1915
    4. Genus Cheirodon Girard, 1855
    5. Genus Cheirodontops Schultz, 1944
    6. Genus Compsura Eigenmann, 1915
    7. Genus Ctenocheirodon Malabarba & Jerep, 2012
    8. Genus Heterocheirodon Malabarba, 1998
    9. Genus Kolpotocheirodon Malabarba & Weitzman, 2000
    10. Genus Macropsobrycon Eigenmann, 1915
    11. Genus Nanocheirodon Malabarba, 1998
    12. Genus Odontostilbe Cope, 1870
    13. Genus Prodontocharax Eigenmann & Pearson, 1924
    14. Genus Protocheirodon Vari, Melo & Oliveira, 2016
    15. Genus Pseudocheirodon Meek & Hildebrand, 1916
    16. Genus Saccoderma Schultz, 1944
    17. Genus Serrapinnus Malabarba, 1998
    18. Genus Spintherobolus Eigenmann, 1911
    19. Genus Amblystilbe Fowler, 1940 accepted as Prodontocharax Eigenmann & Pearson, 1924
    20. Genus Chirodon accepted as Cheirodon Girard, 1855 (unjustified emendation by Günther, 1864)
    21. Genus Holesthes Eigenmann, 1915 accepted as Odontostilbe Cope, 1870
    22. Genus Holoshestes accepted as Holoshesthes Eigenmann, 1903 accepted as Odontostilbe Cope, 1870 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    23. Genus Holoshesthes Eigenmann, 1903 accepted as Odontostilbe Cope, 1870
    24. Genus Pedalibrycon Fowler, 1943 accepted as Cheirodon Girard, 1855
  12. Genus Ctenobrycon Eigenmann, 1908
  13. Genus Dectobrycon Zarske & Géry, 2006
  14. Genus Erythrocharax Netto-Ferreira, Birindelli, de Sousa, Mariguela & Oliveira, 2013
  15. Genus Genycharax Eigenmann, 1912
  16. Subfamily Gymnocharacinae Eigenmann, 1909
    1. Genus Coptobrycon Géry, 1966
    2. Genus Grundulus Valenciennes, 1846
    3. Genus Gymnocharacinus Steindachner, 1903
  17. Genus Gymnotichthys Fernández-Yépez, 1950
  18. Genus Jupiaba Zanata, 1997
  19. Genus Lobodeuterodon Fowler, 1945
  20. Genus Markiana Eigenmann, 1903
  21. Genus Mixobrycon Eigenmann, 1915
  22. Genus Nematobrycon Eigenmann, 1911
  23. Genus Oligobrycon Eigenmann, 1915
  24. Genus Phallobrycon Menezes, Ferreira & Netto-Ferreira, 2009
  25. Genus Phycocharax Ohara, Mirande & Lima, 2017
  26. Subfamily Pristellinae Géry & Boutière, 1964
    1. Genus Bario Myers, 1940
    2. Genus Deuterodon Eigenmann, 1907
    3. Genus Ectrepopterus Fowler, 1943
    4. Genus Hasemania Ellis, 1911
    5. Genus Hemigrammus Gill, 1858
    6. Genus Hyphessobrycon Durbin, 1908
    7. Genus Moenkhausia Eigenmann, 1903
    8. Genus Myxiops Zanata & Akama, 2004
    9. Genus Paracheirodon Géry, 1960
    10. Genus Parapristella Géry, 1964
    11. Genus Petitella Géry & Boutière, 1964
    12. Genus Pristella Eigenmann, 1908
    13. Genus Probolodus Eigenmann, 1911
    14. Genus Thayeria Eigenmann, 1908
    15. Genus Magalamphodus accepted as Megalamphodus Eigenmann, 1915 accepted as Hyphessobrycon Durbin, 1908 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    16. Genus Megalamphodus Eigenmann, 1915 accepted as Hyphessobrycon Durbin, 1908
    17. Genus Megalomphodus accepted as Megalamphodus Eigenmann, 1915 accepted as Hyphessobrycon Durbin, 1908 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  27. Genus Psalidodon Eigenmann, 1911
  28. Genus Psellogrammus Eigenmann, 1908
  29. Subfamily Pseudochalceinae Géry, 1966
    1. Genus Hollandichthys Eigenmann, 1910
    2. Genus Pseudochalceus Kner, 1863
  30. Subfamily Rhoadsiinae Fowler, 1911
    1. Genus Carlana Strand, 1928
    2. Genus Nematocharax Weitzman, Menezes & Britski, 1986
    3. Genus Parastremma Eigenmann, 1912
    4. Genus Rhoadsia Fowler, 1911
  31. Genus Schultzites Géry, 1964
  32. Genus Scissor Günther, 1864
  33. Genus Serrabrycon Vari, 1986
  34. Subfamily Stethaprioninae Eigenmann, 1907
    1. Genus Andromakhe Terán, Benitez & Mirande, 2020
    2. Genus Brachychalcinus Boulenger, 1892
    3. Genus Fowlerina Eigenmann, 1907
    4. Genus Gymnocorymbus Eigenmann, 1908
    5. Genus Makunaima Terán, Benitez & Mirande, 2020
    6. Genus Orthospinus Reis, 1989
    7. Genus Poptella Eigenmann, 1908
    8. Genus Pseudopristella Géry, 1960
    9. Genus Stethaprion Cope, 1870
    10. Genus Stethaprioninae Terán, Benitez & Mirande, 2020
    11. Genus Stichonodon Eigenmann, 1903
    12. Genus Acestrorhamphus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 accepted as Oligosarcus Günther, 1864
    13. Genus Anoptichthys Hubbs & Innes, 1936 accepted as Astyanax Baird & Girard, 1854
    14. Genus Bertoniolus Fowler, 1918 accepted as Astyanax Baird & Girard, 1854
    15. Genus Buritia Brant, 1974 accepted as Orthospinus Reis, 1989
    16. Genus Ctenocharax Regan, 1907 accepted as Grundulus Valenciennes, 1846
    17. Genus Dermatocheir Durbin, 1909 accepted as Hyphessobrycon Durbin, 1908
    18. Genus Distoechus Gomes, 1947 accepted as Deuterodon Eigenmann, 1907
    19. Genus Ephippicharax Fowler, 1913 accepted as Poptella Eigenmann, 1908
    20. Genus Gymnocothymbus accepted as Gymnocorymbus Eigenmann, 1908 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    21. Genus Holopristes accepted as Holopristis Eigenmann, 1903 accepted as Hemigrammus Gill, 1858 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    22. Genus Holopristis Eigenmann, 1903 accepted as Hemigrammus Gill, 1858
    23. Genus Joinvillea Steindachner, 1908 accepted as Deuterodon Eigenmann, 1907
    24. Genus Luetkenia Steindachner, 1876 accepted as Stichonodon Eigenmann, 1903
    25. Genus Lütkenia accepted as Luetkenia Steindachner, 1876 accepted as Stichonodon Eigenmann, 1903 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    26. Genus Opisthanodus Ahl, 1935 accepted as Moenkhausia Eigenmann, 1903
    27. Genus Poecilurichthys Gill, 1858 accepted as Hemigrammus Gill, 1858
    28. Genus Pristicharax Fowler, 1949 accepted as Hasemania Ellis, 1911
    29. Genus Ramirezella Fernández-Yépez, 1949 accepted as Hemigrammus Gill, 1858
    30. Genus Zygogaster Eigenmann, 1913 accepted as Astyanax Baird & Girard, 1854
  35. Subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858
    1. Genus Acrobrycon Eigenmann & Pearson, 1924
    2. Genus Argopleura Eigenmann, 1913
    3. Genus Attonitus Vari & Ortega, 2000
    4. Genus Aulixidens Böhlke, 1952
    5. Genus Boehlkea Géry, 1966
    6. Genus Bryconacidnus Myers, 1929
    7. Genus Bryconadenos Weitzman, Menezes, Evers & Burns, 2005
    8. Genus Bryconamericus Eigenmann, 1907
    9. Genus Caiapobrycon Malabarba & Vari, 2000
    10. Genus Ceratobranchia Eigenmann, 1914
    11. Genus Chrysobrycon Weitzman & Menezes, 1998
    12. Genus Corynopoma Gill, 1858
    13. Genus Creagrutus Günther, 1864
    14. Genus Cyanocharax Malabarba & Weitzman, 2003
    15. Genus Cyanogaster Mattox, Britz, Toledo-Piza & Marinho, 2013
    16. Genus Diapoma Cope, 1894
    17. Genus Eretmobrycon Fink, 1976
    18. Genus Gephyrocharax Eigenmann, 1912
    19. Genus Glandulocauda Eigenmann, 1911
    20. Genus Hemibrycon Günther, 1864
    21. Genus Hypobrycon Malabarba & Malabarba, 1994
    22. Genus Hysteronotus Eigenmann, 1911
    23. Genus Iotabrycon Roberts, 1973
    24. Genus Knodus Eigenmann, 1911
    25. Genus Landonia Eigenmann & Henn, 1914
    26. Genus Lepidocharax Ferreira, Menezes & Quagio-Grassiotto, 2011
    27. Genus Lophiobrycon Castro, Ribeiro, Benine & Melo, 2003
    28. Genus Microgenys Eigenmann, 1913
    29. Genus Mimagoniates Regan, 1907
    30. Genus Monotocheirodon Eigenmann & Pearson, 1924
    31. Genus Odontostoechus Gomes, 1947
    32. Genus Othonocheirodus Myers, 1927
    33. Genus Phenacobrycon Eigenmann, 1922
    34. Genus Piabarchus Myers, 1928
    35. Genus Piabina Reinhardt, 1867
    36. Genus Planaltina Böhlke, 1954
    37. Genus Pseudocorynopoma Perugia, 1891
    38. Genus Pterobrycon Eigenmann, 1913
    39. Genus Ptychocharax Weitzman, Fink, Machado-Allison & Royero, 1994
    40. Genus Rhinobrycon Myers, 1944
    41. Genus Rhinopetitia Géry, 1964
    42. Genus Scopaeocharax Weitzman & Fink, 1985
    43. Genus Trochilocharax Zarske, 2010
    44. Genus Tyttocharax Fowler, 1913
    45. Genus Varicharax Vanegas-Ríos, Faustino-Fuster, Meza-Vargas & Ortega, 2020
    46. Genus Xenurobrycon Myers & Miranda Ribeiro, 1945
    47. Genus Bergia Steindachner, 1891 accepted as Pseudocorynopoma Perugia, 1891
    48. Genus Chalcinopelecus Holmberg, 1891 accepted as Pseudocorynopoma Perugia, 1891
    49. Genus Coelurichthys Miranda Ribeiro, 1908 accepted as Mimagoniates Regan, 1907
    50. Genus Corynopomops Fowler, 1943 accepted as Gephyrocharax Eigenmann, 1912
    51. Genus Creagrudite Myers, 1927 accepted as Creagrutus Günther, 1864
    52. Genus Creagrutops Schultz, 1944 accepted as Creagrutus Günther, 1864
    53. Genus Microcaelurus Miranda Ribeiro, 1939 accepted as Tyttocharax Fowler, 1913
    54. Genus Nantis Mirande, Aguilera & Azpelicueta, 2006 accepted as Bryconamericus Eigenmann, 1907 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    55. Genus Nematopoma Gill, 1858 accepted as Corynopoma Gill, 1858
    56. Genus Piabarcus accepted as Piabarchus Myers, 1928 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    57. Genus Scopeocharax accepted as Scopaeocharax Weitzman & Fink, 1985 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    58. Genus Stevardia Gill, 1858 accepted as Corynopoma Gill, 1858 (synonym)
    59. Genus Microbrycon Eigenmann & Wilson, 1914 accepted as Pterobrycon Eigenmann, 1913 (uncertain)
  36. Genus Stygichthys Brittan & Böhlke, 1965
  37. Subfamily Tetragonopterinae Gill, 1858
    1. Genus Tetragonopterus Cuvier, 1816
    2. Genus Tetragonopterus Bleeker, 1863 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  38. Genus Thrissobrycon Böhlke, 1953
  39. Genus Tucanoichthys Géry & Römer, 1997
  40. Genus Anacrytus accepted as Cynopotamus Valenciennes, 1850 (misspelling of Anacyrtus )
  41. Genus Aphyocarax accepted as Aphyocharax Günther, 1868
  42. Genus Astianax accepted as Astyanax Baird & Girard, 1854 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  43. Genus Bryttanichthys accepted as Brittanichthys Géry, 1965 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  44. Genus Byrconella accepted as Bryconella Géry, 1965 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  45. Subfamily Glandulocaudinae Eigenmann, 1914 accepted as Stevardiinae Gill, 1858
  46. Genus Hystricodon Günther, 1864 accepted as Exodon Müller & Troschel, 1844
  47. Genus Jubiaba accepted as Jupiaba Zanata, 1997 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  48. Genus Nans Mirande, Aguilera & Azpelicueta, 2004 accepted as Nantis Mirande, Aguilera & Azpelicueta, 2006 accepted as Bryconamericus Eigenmann, 1907 (unaccepted > junior homonym, Primary homonym of Nans Chamberlain, 1919 in Annelida, replaced by Nantis Mirande, Aguilera & Azpelicueta, 2006)
  49. Subfamily Serrasalminae Bleeker, 1859 accepted as Serrasalmidae Bleeker, 1859
    1. Genus Myletes Cuvier, 1814 accepted as Alestes Müller & Troschel, 1844
    2. Genus Rooseveltiella Eigenmann, 1915 accepted as Pygocentrus Müller & Troschel, 1844
    3. Genus Serrasalmo Duméril, 1806 accepted as Serrasalmus Lacepède, 1803
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Characidae Latreille, 1825. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151961 on 2024-07-16
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2005-04-07 10:08:04Z
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Claus, Simon
2015-04-17 08:48:21Z
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taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]   
 
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