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Characidae

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n.1.a natural family of tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and southern and central America.
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Noun1.Characidae - tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America
family Characidae
fish family - any of various families of fish
Cypriniformes, order Cypriniformes - an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi
characid, characin, characin fish - any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae
genus Hemigrammus, Hemigrammus - tetras
genus Paracheirodon, Paracheirodon - a genus of Characidae
genus Serrasalmus, Serrasalmus - piranhas
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Similar to most genera of Characidae previously assigned to the sub-family Tetragonopterinae (sensu Gery 1977), Hemigrammus almost certainly does not constitute a monophyletic assemblage.
A new species of Hemigrammus from the upper rio Negro basin, Brazil, ... by Lima, Flavio C.T.; Sousa, Leandro M. / aqua: International Journal of Ichthyology
Family Species Pimelodidae Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum Erythrinidae Hoplias aimara (> 1,700 g) Ageneiosidae Ageneiosus brevifilis Doradidae Doras micropeus Serrasalmidae Serrasalmus rhombeus Erythrinidae Hoplias aimara (< 1,700 g) Doradidae Platydoras costatus Characidae Cynodon meionactis (cf.
Gold-Mining Activities and Mercury Contamination of Native Amerindian ... by Boudou, Alain / Environmental Health Perspectives
 
 
 
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