Traits taxon details
Characidae Latreille, 1825
- Subfamily Acestrorhamphinae Eigenmann, 1907
- Genus Bramocharax Gill, 1877
- Genus Oligosarcus Günther, 1864
- Subfamily Aphyocharacinae Eigenmann, 1909
- Genus Aphyocharacidium Géry, 1960
- Genus Aphyocharax Günther, 1868
- Genus Inpaichthys Géry & Junk, 1977
- Genus Leptagoniates Boulenger, 1887
- Genus Paragoniates Steindachner, 1876
- Genus Phenagoniates Eigenmann & Wilson, 1914
- Genus Prionobrama Fowler, 1913
- Genus Rachoviscus Myers, 1926
- Genus Xenagoniates Myers, 1942
- Subfamily Aphyoditeinae Géry, 1972
- Genus Aphyodite Eigenmann, 1912
- Genus Axelrodia Géry, 1965
- Genus Leptobrycon Eigenmann, 1915
- Genus Microschemobrycon Eigenmann, 1915
- Genus Oxybrycon Géry, 1964
- Genus Parecbasis Eigenmann, 1914
- Genus Tyttobrycon Géry, 1973
- Genus Astyanacinus Eigenmann, 1907
- Genus Astyanax Baird & Girard, 1854
- Genus Atopomesus Myers, 1927
- Genus Brittanichthys Géry, 1965
- Genus Bryconella Géry, 1965
- Genus Carlastyanax Géry, 1972
- Subfamily Characinae Latreille, 1825
- Genus Acanthocharax Eigenmann, 1912
- Genus Acestrocephalus Eigenmann, 1910
- Genus Bryconexodon Géry, 1980
- Genus Charax Scopoli, 1777
- Genus Cynopotamus Valenciennes, 1850
- Genus Exodon Müller & Troschel, 1844
- Genus Galeocharax Fowler, 1910
- Genus Phenacogaster Eigenmann, 1907
- Genus Priocharax Weitzman & Vari, 1987
- Genus Roeboexodon Géry, 1959
- Genus Roeboides Günther, 1864
- Subfamily Cheirodontinae Eigenmann, 1915
- Genus Acinocheirodon Malabarba & Weitzman, 1999
- Genus Amazonspinther Bührnheim, Carvalho, Malabarba & Weitzman, 2008
- Genus Aphyocheirodon Eigenmann, 1915
- Genus Cheirodon Girard, 1855
- Genus Cheirodontops Schultz, 1944
- Genus Compsura Eigenmann, 1915
- Genus Ctenocheirodon Malabarba & Jerep, 2012
- Genus Heterocheirodon Malabarba, 1998
- Genus Kolpotocheirodon Malabarba & Weitzman, 2000
- Genus Macropsobrycon Eigenmann, 1915
- Genus Nanocheirodon Malabarba, 1998
- Genus Odontostilbe Cope, 1870
- Genus Prodontocharax Eigenmann & Pearson, 1924
- Genus Protocheirodon Vari, Melo & Oliveira, 2016
- Genus Pseudocheirodon Meek & Hildebrand, 1916
- Genus Saccoderma Schultz, 1944
- Genus Serrapinnus Malabarba, 1998
- Genus Spintherobolus Eigenmann, 1911
- Genus Holoshesthes Eigenmann, 1903 accepted as Odontostilbe Cope, 1870
- Genus Ctenobrycon Eigenmann, 1908
- Genus Dectobrycon Zarske & Géry, 2006
- Genus Erythrocharax Netto-Ferreira, Birindelli, de Sousa, Mariguela & Oliveira, 2013
- Genus Genycharax Eigenmann, 1912
- Subfamily Gymnocharacinae Eigenmann, 1909
- Genus Gymnotichthys Fernández-Yépez, 1950
- Genus Jupiaba Zanata, 1997
- Genus Lobodeuterodon Fowler, 1945
- Genus Markiana Eigenmann, 1903
- Genus Mixobrycon Eigenmann, 1915
- Genus Nematobrycon Eigenmann, 1911
- Genus Oligobrycon Eigenmann, 1915
- Genus Phallobrycon Menezes, Ferreira & Netto-Ferreira, 2009
- Genus Phycocharax Ohara, Mirande & Lima, 2017
- Subfamily Pristellinae Géry & Boutière, 1964
- Genus Bario Myers, 1940
- Genus Deuterodon Eigenmann, 1907
- Genus Ectrepopterus Fowler, 1943
- Genus Hasemania Ellis, 1911
- Genus Hemigrammus Gill, 1858
- Genus Hyphessobrycon Durbin, 1908
- Genus Moenkhausia Eigenmann, 1903
- Genus Myxiops Zanata & Akama, 2004
- Genus Paracheirodon Géry, 1960
- Genus Parapristella Géry, 1964
- Genus Petitella Géry & Boutière, 1964
- Genus Pristella Eigenmann, 1908
- Genus Probolodus Eigenmann, 1911
- Genus Thayeria Eigenmann, 1908
- Genus Psalidodon Eigenmann, 1911
- Genus Psellogrammus Eigenmann, 1908
- Subfamily Pseudochalceinae Géry, 1966
- Subfamily Rhoadsiinae Fowler, 1911
- Genus Schultzites Géry, 1964
- Genus Scissor Günther, 1864
- Genus Serrabrycon Vari, 1986
- Subfamily Stethaprioninae Eigenmann, 1907
- Genus Andromakhe Terán, Benitez & Mirande, 2020
- Genus Brachychalcinus Boulenger, 1892
- Genus Fowlerina Eigenmann, 1907
- Genus Gymnocorymbus Eigenmann, 1908
- Genus Makunaima Terán, Benitez & Mirande, 2020
- Genus Orthospinus Reis, 1989
- Genus Poptella Eigenmann, 1908
- Genus Pseudopristella Géry, 1960
- Genus Stethaprion Cope, 1870
- Genus Stethaprioninae Terán, Benitez & Mirande, 2020
- Genus Stichonodon Eigenmann, 1903
- Subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858
- Genus Acrobrycon Eigenmann & Pearson, 1924
- Genus Argopleura Eigenmann, 1913
- Genus Attonitus Vari & Ortega, 2000
- Genus Aulixidens Böhlke, 1952
- Genus Boehlkea Géry, 1966
- Genus Bryconacidnus Myers, 1929
- Genus Bryconadenos Weitzman, Menezes, Evers & Burns, 2005
- Genus Bryconamericus Eigenmann, 1907
- Genus Caiapobrycon Malabarba & Vari, 2000
- Genus Ceratobranchia Eigenmann, 1914
- Genus Chrysobrycon Weitzman & Menezes, 1998
- Genus Corynopoma Gill, 1858
- Genus Creagrutus Günther, 1864
- Genus Cyanocharax Malabarba & Weitzman, 2003
- Genus Cyanogaster Mattox, Britz, Toledo-Piza & Marinho, 2013
- Genus Diapoma Cope, 1894
- Genus Eretmobrycon Fink, 1976
- Genus Gephyrocharax Eigenmann, 1912
- Genus Glandulocauda Eigenmann, 1911
- Genus Hemibrycon Günther, 1864
- Genus Hypobrycon Malabarba & Malabarba, 1994
- Genus Hysteronotus Eigenmann, 1911
- Genus Iotabrycon Roberts, 1973
- Genus Knodus Eigenmann, 1911
- Genus Landonia Eigenmann & Henn, 1914
- Genus Lepidocharax Ferreira, Menezes & Quagio-Grassiotto, 2011
- Genus Lophiobrycon Castro, Ribeiro, Benine & Melo, 2003
- Genus Microgenys Eigenmann, 1913
- Genus Mimagoniates Regan, 1907
- Genus Monotocheirodon Eigenmann & Pearson, 1924
- Genus Odontostoechus Gomes, 1947
- Genus Othonocheirodus Myers, 1927
- Genus Phenacobrycon Eigenmann, 1922
- Genus Piabarchus Myers, 1928
- Genus Piabina Reinhardt, 1867
- Genus Planaltina Böhlke, 1954
- Genus Pseudocorynopoma Perugia, 1891
- Genus Pterobrycon Eigenmann, 1913
- Genus Ptychocharax Weitzman, Fink, Machado-Allison & Royero, 1994
- Genus Rhinobrycon Myers, 1944
- Genus Rhinopetitia Géry, 1964
- Genus Scopaeocharax Weitzman & Fink, 1985
- Genus Trochilocharax Zarske, 2010
- Genus Tyttocharax Fowler, 1913
- Genus Varicharax Vanegas-Ríos, Faustino-Fuster, Meza-Vargas & Ortega, 2020
- Genus Xenurobrycon Myers & Miranda Ribeiro, 1945
- Genus Nantis Mirande, Aguilera & Azpelicueta, 2006 accepted as Bryconamericus Eigenmann, 1907 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Stygichthys Brittan & Böhlke, 1965
- Subfamily Tetragonopterinae Gill, 1858
- Genus Tetragonopterus Cuvier, 1816
- Genus Tetragonopterus Bleeker, 1863 accepted as Chaetodon Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
- Genus Thrissobrycon Böhlke, 1953
- Genus Tucanoichthys Géry & Römer, 1997
- Genus Nans Mirande, Aguilera & Azpelicueta, 2004 accepted as Nantis Mirande, Aguilera & Azpelicueta, 2006 accepted as Bryconamericus Eigenmann, 1907 (unaccepted > junior homonym, Primary homonym of Nans Chamberlain, 1919 in Annelida, replaced by Nantis Mirande, Aguilera & Azpelicueta, 2006)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Characidae Latreille, 1825. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151961 on 2024-05-23
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024). Marine Species Traits. Characidae Latreille, 1825. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151961 on 2024-05-23
taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]