- Characidae, the
characids or characins, is a
family of
freshwater subtropical and
tropical fish
belonging to the
order Characiformes. The name "characins"...
-
phylogenetic position needs revision. Two
other alleged Eocene European characids,
Prohydrocyon Piton, 1938 and
Procharacinus Piton, 1938 from France, lack...
- The gl****
bloodfin tetra (Prionobrama filigera), is a
species of
Characid fish
native to the
Amazon River basin of
South America. In the wild this fish...
- The
silvertip tetra (Hasemania nana) is a
species of
characid freshwater fish
omnivores native to
streams and cr****s in the São
Francisco basin in Brazil...
-
Erythrocharax altipinnis is a
species of
characid known only from Pará, Brazil,
where it has been
found in a
small river. This
species grows to 2.62 cm...
-
Stygichthys typhlops, the
blind tetra or
Brazilian blind characid, is a
species of fish in the
family Characidae and the only
member of the
genus Stygichthys...
- weitzmani, the
black morpho tetra or
black darter tetra, is a
species of
characid found in
South America. The fish was
first discovered in 1965. The black...
-
Nematobrycon palmeri,
commonly known as the
emperor tetra, is a
species of
characid fish
found in the
Atrato and San Juan
river basins in
western Colombia...
-
megalostomus (Characiformes: Characidae: Stevardiinae), a
poorly known characid from
tributaries of the Rio São Fancisco,
Brazil with
comments on the conservation...
- Argentiniformes).
Famous representatives of
these orders are salmon,
characids and catfish. The
function of the
adipose fin is
something of a mystery...
