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- rather than a characiform. Similarly, Salminops from Spain and Sorbinicharax from Italy, previously also considered potential marine characiforms, are now...
- predatory Central and South American freshwater ray-finned fish of the characiform family Erythrinidae. The maximum known length for this species is about...
- dorado, river tiger, dourado, or jaw characin is a large, predatory characiform freshwater fish found in central and east-central South America. Despite...
- The Serrasalmidae (serrasalmids) are a family of characiform fishes, recently[when?] elevated to family status. It includes more than 90 species. The...
- tetras (family Alestidae, formerly spelled Alestiidae) are a group of characiform fish found exclusively in Africa. This family contains about 18 genera...
- the free dictionary. Tetra is the common name of many small freshwater characiform fishes. Tetras come from Africa, Central America, and South America,...
- The Citharinidae, the lutefishes, are a small family of characiform fish. They are freshwater fish native to Africa, and are sufficiently abundant to...
- hatchetfishes, which are not particularly closely related Teleostei in the characiform family Gasteropelecidae. The scientific name means "Sternoptyx-subfamily"...
- Acestrorhynchus ("needle jaw" ) is a genus of characiform fish found only in fresh water in South America, the sole genus in the family Acestrorhynchidae...
- as dogtooth characins or vampire tetras, are a family of predatory, characiform freshwater fishes from South America. This group is not very diverse...