Definition of Characid. Meaning of Characid. Synonyms of Characid

- Characidae, the characids or characins, is a family of freshwater subtropical and tropical fish belonging to the order Characiformes. The name "characins"...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- megalostomus (Characiformes: Characidae: Stevardiinae), a poorly known characid from tributaries of the Rio São Fancisco, Brazil with comments on the conservation...
- 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...
- importance. The small rasborines and danionines are perhaps only rivalled by characids (tetras) and poecilid livebearers in their po****rity for community aquaria...
- by modern researchers, following a thorough phyletic review of several characid genera in 2020. The following 24 species are recognized in the genus Deuterodon:...