TAXONOMY ATLAS · LEVEL 04

Characidae

Characidae
Genera
49
Species
218

SPECIES INDEX

Species in this family

Browse all 218 published species in Characidae.

218 published species in this family

Tetragonopterus georgiae

Characidae

Tetragonopterus georgiae

Tetragonopterus georgiae
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 12.1 cm

Characidae

Tiete Piquira

Spintherobolus papilliferus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 6.1 cm

Characidae

Phenacogaster suborbitalis

Phenacogaster suborbitalis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 5.5 cm
Dalmatian Piquira (Amazonspinther dalmata)

Characidae

Dalmatian Piquira

Amazonspinther dalmata
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 2 cm
Bucktooth tetra (Exodon paradoxus)

Characidae

Bucktooth tetra

Exodon paradoxus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 7.5 cm
Cynopotamus amazonum

Characidae

Cynopotamus amazonum

Cynopotamus amazonum
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 18 cm

Characidae

Roeboides oligistos

Roeboides oligistos
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 7 cm

Characidae

Leptobrycon jatuaranae

Leptobrycon jatuaranae
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 2.9 cm
Glass headstander (Roeboides ilseae)

Characidae

Glass headstander

Roeboides ilseae
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 7.6 cm
Naked characin (Gymnocharacinus bergii)

Characidae

Naked characin

Gymnocharacinus bergii
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 7.5 cm
Tetra (Holoshesthes pequira)

Characidae

Tetra

Holoshesthes pequira
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 5.6 cm

Characidae

Odontostilbe pao

Odontostilbe pao
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 2.9 cm
Nanocheirodon insignis

Characidae

Nanocheirodon insignis

Nanocheirodon insignis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 2.9 cm
Krieg's Mini Tetra (Serrapinnus kriegi)

Characidae

Krieg's Mini Tetra

Serrapinnus kriegi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 2.4 cm
Atopomesus pachyodus

Characidae

Atopomesus pachyodus

Atopomesus pachyodus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 4.3 cm

Characidae

Cheirodon luelingi

Cheirodon luelingi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 1.8 cm
Prognatic scale-eating characin (Roeboides prognathus)

Characidae

Prognatic scale-eating characin

Roeboides prognathus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 18.5 cm

Characidae

Cheirodon parahybae

Cheirodon parahybae
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 3.9 cm
Cheirodon galusdae

Characidae

Cheirodon galusdae

Cheirodon galusdae
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 5.9 cm
Aphyocheirodon hemigrammus

Characidae

Aphyocheirodon hemigrammus

Aphyocheirodon hemigrammus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 4.8 cm
Charax hemigrammus

Characidae

Charax hemigrammus

Charax hemigrammus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 3.3 cm

Characidae

Macropsobrycon xinguensis

Macropsobrycon xinguensis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 3.2 cm
Microschemobrycon casiquiare

Characidae

Microschemobrycon casiquiare

Microschemobrycon casiquiare
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 3.5 cm
Glass Headstander (Charax notulatus)

Characidae

Glass Headstander

Charax notulatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 6.3 cm