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characids or
characins, is a
family of
freshwater subtropical and
tropical fish
belonging to the
order Characiformes. The name "
characins" is a historical...
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allowed early characins to
range ****her
north than the
present day, with
African characins colonizing Europe and
South American characins colonizing North...
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tetra (Astyanax mexic****), also
known as the
blind cave fish,
blind cave
characin or the
blind cave tetra, is a
freshwater fish in the
Characidae family...
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barracudas in the
aquarium trade,
although the name is used of
other characins, as well. They
range from 35 to 400 mm (1.5 in to 1 ft 3.5 in) in length...
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bigmouth buffalo.
Their closest living relatives are the
Characiformes (
characins,
tetras and
their kin), the
Gymnotiformes (electric eel and
American knifefishes)...
- The
Ctenoluciidae (meaning "comb
light family"), also
known as pike-
characins, are a
small family of
freshwater fishes from
Panama and
South America....
- also
known as the
golden dorado, dorado,
river tiger, dourado, or jaw
characin is a large,
predatory characiform freshwater fish
found in
central and...
- The Prochilodontidae, or flannel-mouthed
characins, are a
small family of
freshwater fishes found primarily in the
northern half of
South America, south...
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Central American characins of the
family Gasteropelecidae. Triportheus, the
elongate hatchetfish,
small South American freshwater characins of the family...
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pinktail chalceus (Chalceus macrolepidotus), also
called the
pinktail characin, is a
species of
freshwater fish of the
family Chalceidae found in South...
