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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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