American Characins (family)

Characidae

American Characins (Characidae) also commonly known as Characins or Tetras, is a biological family of the class Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes) and order Characiformes (Leporins).

Classification

Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
  - Phylum: Chordata
    - Class: Actinopterygii
      - Order: Characiformes
        Family: Characidae

Genera in the Family of Characidae

Acanthocharax (genus)

Acestrocephalus (genus)

Acinocheirodon (genus)

Acnodon (genus)

Acrobrycon (genus)

Agoniates (genus)

Ammocryptocharax (genus)

Aphyocharacidium (genus)

Aphyocharax (genus)

Aphyocheirodon (genus)

Aphyodite (genus)

Argopleura (genus)

Astyanacinus (genus)

Astynaxes (genus)

Astyanax

Atopomesus (genus)

Attonitus (genus)

Aulixidens (genus)

Axelrodia (genus)

Bario (genus)

Boehlkea (genus)

Brachychalcinus (genus)

Bramocharax (genus)

Brittanichthys (genus)

Brycon (genus)

Bryconacidnus (genus)

Bryconamericus (genus)

Bryconella (genus)

Bryconexodon (genus)

Bryconops (genus)

Caiapobrycon (genus)

Carlana (genus)

Carlastyanax (genus)

Catoprion (genus)

Ceratobranchia (genus)

Chalceus (genus)

Characidium (genus)

Charax (genus)

Cheirodon (genus)

Cheirodontops (genus)

Chilobrycon (genus)

Chrysobrycon (genus)

Clupeacharax (genus)

Colossoma (genus)

Compsura (genus)

Coptobrycon (genus)

Corynopoma (genus)

Creagrutus (genus)

Crenuchus (genus)

Ctenobrycon (genus)

Cyanocharax (genus)

Cynopotamus (genus)

Deuterodon (genus)

Diapoma (genus)

Elachocharax (genus)

Engraulisoma (genus)

Exodon (genus)

Galeocharax (genus)

Genycharax (genus)

Gephyrocharax (genus)

Geryichthys (genus)

Glandulocauda (genus)

Gnathocharax (genus)

Grundulus (genus)

Gymnocharacinus (genus)

Gymnocorymbus (genus)

Gymnotichthys (genus)

Hasemania (genus)

Hemibrycon (genus)

Hemigrammus (genus)

Henochilus (genus)

Heterocharax (genus)

Heterocheirodon (genus)

Hollandichthys (genus)

Hoplocharax (genus)

Hyphessobrycon (genus)

Hypobrycon (genus)

Hysteronotus (genus)

Iguanodectes (genus)

Inpaichthys (genus)

Iotabrycon (genus)

Jupiaba (genus)

Klausewitzia (genus)

Knodus (genus)

Kolpotocheirodon (genus)

Landonia (genus)

Leptagoniates (genus)

Leptobrycon (genus)

Leptocharacidium (genus)

Lignobrycon (genus)

Lonchogenys (genus)

Lophiobrycon (genus)

Macropsobrycon (genus)

Markiana (genus)

Melanocharacidium (genus)

Metynnis (genus)

Microcharacidium (genus)

Microgenys (genus)

Microschemobrycon (genus)

Mimagoniates (genus)

Mixobrycon (genus)

Moenkhausia (genus)

Monotocheirodon (genus)

Mylesinus (genus)

Myleus (genus)

Myloplus (genus)

Mylossoma (genus)

Nanocheirodon (genus)

Nematobrycon (genus)

Nematocharax (genus)

Neon Tetras, Green Tetras, Cardinal Tetras (genus)

Paracheirodon

Odontocharacidium (genus)

Odontostilbe (genus)

Odontostoechus (genus)

Oligobrycon (genus)

Oligosarcus (genus)

Orthospinus (genus)

Ossubtus (genus)

Othonocheirodus (genus)

Oxybrycon (genus)

Paragoniates (genus)

Parapristella (genus)

Parastremma (genus)

Parecbasis (genus)

Petitella (genus)

Phenacobrycon (genus)

Phenacogaster (genus)

Phenagoniates (genus)

Piabarchus (genus)

Piabina (genus)

Piabucus (genus)

Piaractus (genus)

Planaltina (genus)

Poecilocharax (genus)

Poptella (genus)

Priocharax (genus)

Prionobrama (genus)

Pristella (genus)

Pristobrycon (genus)

Probolodus (genus)

Prodontocharax (genus)

Psalidodon (genus)

Psellogrammus (genus)

Pseudochalceus (genus)

Pseudocheirodon (genus)

Pseudocorynopoma (genus)

Pterobrycon (genus)

Ptychocharax (genus)

Pygocentrus (genus)

Pygopristis (genus)

Rachoviscus (genus)

Rhinobrycon (genus)

Rhinopetitia (genus)

Rhoadsia (genus)

Roeboexodon (genus)

Roeboides (genus)

Saccoderma (genus)

Salminus (genus)

Schultzites (genus)

Scissor (genus)

Scopaeocharax (genus)

Serrabrycon (genus)

Serrapinnus (genus)

Serrasalmus (genus)

Skiotocharax (genus)

Spintherobolus (genus)

Stethaprion (genus)

Stichonodon (genus)

Stygichthys (genus)

Tetragonopterus (genus)

Thayeria (genus)

Thrissobrycon (genus)

Tometes (genus)

Triportheus (genus)

Tucanoichthys (genus)

Tyttobrycon (genus)

Tyttocharax (genus)

Utiaritichthys (genus)

Xenagoniates (genus)

Xenurobrycon (genus)

American Characins (family)

Characidae

Classification

Genera in the Family of Characidae

Families in the Order of Characiformes

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