Characoidei
Characiformes /ˈkærəsɪfɔːrmiːz/ is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. Grouped in 18 recognized families, more than 2000 different species are described, including the well-known piranha and tetras.
26 branches of this suborder, most-observed first · about 2,269 known species
American tetras
familyAcestrorhamphidae
Piranhas, Pacus, and Silver Dollars
familySerrasalmidae
Trahiras
familyErythrinidae
Bryconid Characins
familyBryconidae
Flannel-mouth Characins
familyProchilodontidae
Toothed Headstanders
familyAnostomidae
Characids
familyCharacidae
African Tetras
familyAlestidae
Stevardiids
familyStevardiidae
Pencilfishes
familyLebiasinidae
Toothless Characins
familyCurimatidae
Iguana Tetras
familyIguanodectidae
South American Darters
familyCrenuchidae
Hatchet Characins
familyTriportheidae
Smallscale Pike Characins
familyAcestrorhynchidae
Freshwater Hatchetfishes
familyGasteropelecidae
Dogtooth Characins
familyCynodontidae
Scrapetooths
familyParodontidae
Pike-characins
familyCtenoluciidae
African Pikes
familyHepsetidae
Chalceuses
familyChalceidae
Halftooths
familyHemiodontidae
Chilodid Headstanders
familyChilodidae
Lepidarchidae
familyLepidarchidae
piquiras
familySpintherobolidae
Muck Fishes
familyTarumaniidae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1303576.