family Characidae

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Noun1.family Characidae - tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America
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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Phylogeny of the family Characidae (Teleostei: Characiformes): from characters to taxonomy.
A system to optimize fish production: a case study of semi-intensive Colossoma macropomum (Osteichthyes, Serrasalmidae) aquaculture
Phylogenetic relationships within the speciose family Characidae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes) based in multilocus analysis and extensive ingroup sampling.
Opportunistic diet of Triportheus nematurus (Characiformes: Triportheidae) in Southern Pantanal ponds: influences of temporal availability and abundance of resources/Dieta oportunista de Triportheus nematurus (Characiformes: Triportheidae) em lagoas do Pantanal Sul: influencias da disponibilidade temporal e abundancia de recursos
Along with the Neblinichthys we collect a few silvery tetras in the family Characidae, which are somewhat the equivalent of North American minnows: silvery, small, and very difficult to identify correctly without a good microscope, a decent library, and lots of patience--definitely something to look at when we get back to the ROM.
The found fishes of the lost world: how a ROM-led team stumbled onto the Strangest fishes of South America
One day, years ago, a fisherman brought in a pacu, a relative of the piranha in the family Characidae, but without cleaving teeth.
Strange travelers: curious catches offer clues to fish odysseys
The genus Hemigrammus Gill, 1858 is one of the most speciose genera within the family Characidae, with 50 species currently recognized as valid (Lima et al.
A new species of Hemigrammus from the upper rio Negro basin, Brazil, with comments on the presence and arrangement of anal-fin hooks in Hemigrammus and related genera (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae)
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