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Kingdom Animalia (animals)
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Eumetazoa (metazoans)
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Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
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Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
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Phylum Chordata (chordates)
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Craniata (craniates)
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Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
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Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
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Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
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Class Actinopterygii
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Order Characiformes
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Family Characidae (Characins)
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Genus Acanthocharax -



Genus Acestrocephalus -



Genus Acinocheirodon -
Genus Acnodon
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Genus Acrobrycon -



Genus Agoniates -



Genus Amazonspinther -



Genus Aphyocharacidium -



Genus Aphyocharax -



Genus Aphyocheirodon -



Genus Aphyodite -



Genus Argopleura -



Genus Astyanacinus -
Genus Astyanax
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Genus Atopomesus -



Genus Attonitus -



Genus Aulixidens -



Genus Axelrodia -



Genus Bario -



Genus Boehlkea -



Genus Brachychalcinus -



Genus Bramocharax -



Genus Brittanichthys -



Genus Brycon -



Genus Bryconacidnus -



Genus Bryconadenos -



Genus Bryconamericus -



Genus Bryconella -



Genus Bryconexodon -



Genus Bryconops -



Genus Caiapobrycon -



Genus Carlana -



Genus Carlastyanax -
Genus Catoprion
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Genus Ceratobranchia -
Genus Chalceus
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Genus Charax -



Genus Cheirodon -



Genus Cheirodontops -



Genus Chilobrycon -



Genus Chrysobrycon -



Genus Clupeacharax -
Genus Colossoma
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Genus Compsura -



Genus Coptobrycon -



Genus Corynopoma -



Genus Creagrutus -



Genus Ctenobrycon -



Genus Cyanocharax -



Genus Cynopotamus -



Genus Dectobrycon -



Genus Deuterodon -



Genus Diapoma -



Genus Engraulisoma -



Genus Exodon -



Genus Galeocharax -



Genus Genycharax -



Genus Gephyrocharax -



Genus Glandulocauda -



Genus Gnathocharax -



Genus Grundulus -



Genus Gymnocharacinus -



Genus Gymnocorymbus -



Genus Gymnotichthys -



Genus Hasemania -



Genus Hemibrycon -



Genus Hemigrammus -



Genus Henochilus -



Genus Heterocharax -



Genus Heterocheirodon -



Genus Hollandichthys -



Genus Hoplocharax -
Genus Hyphessobrycon
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Genus Hypobrycon -



Genus Hysteronotus -



Genus Iguanodectes -



Genus Inpaichthys -



Genus Iotabrycon -



Genus Jupiaba -



Genus Knodus -



Genus Kolpotocheirodon -



Genus Landonia -



Genus Leptagoniates -



Genus Leptobrycon -



Genus Lignobrycon -



Genus Lobodeuterodon -



Genus Lonchogenys -



Genus Lophiobrycon -



Genus Macropsobrycon -



Genus Markiana -



Genus Metynnis -



Genus Microgenys -



Genus Microschemobrycon -



Genus Mimagoniates -



Genus Mixobrycon -



Genus Moenkhausia -



Genus Monotocheirodon -



Genus Mylesinus -
Genus Myleus
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Genus Myloplus -



Genus Mylossoma -



Genus Myxiops -



Genus Nanocheirodon -



Genus Nans -
Genus Nematobrycon
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Genus Nematocharax -



Genus Odontostilbe -



Genus Odontostoechus -



Genus Oligobrycon -



Genus Oligosarcus -



Genus Orthospinus -
Genus Ossubtus
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Genus Othonocheirodus -



Genus Oxybrycon -
Genus Paracheirodon
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Genus Paragoniates -



Genus Parapristella -



Genus Parastremma -



Genus Parecbasis -
Genus Petitella
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Genus Phallobrycon -



Genus Phenacobrycon -



Genus Phenacogaster -



Genus Phenagoniates -



Genus Piabarchus -



Genus Piabina -



Genus Piabucus -
Genus Piaractus
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Genus Planaltina -



Genus Poptella -



Genus Priocharax -



Genus Prionobrama -



Genus Pristella -
Genus Pristobrycon
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Genus Probolodus -



Genus Prodontocharax -



Genus Psalidodon -



Genus Psellogrammus -



Genus Pseudochalceus -



Genus Pseudocheirodon -



Genus Pseudocorynopoma -
Genus Pterobrycon
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Genus Ptychocharax -
Genus Pygocentrus
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Genus Pygopristis -



Genus Rachoviscus -



Genus Rhinobrycon -



Genus Rhinopetitia -



Genus Rhoadsia -



Genus Roeboexodon -



Genus Roeboides -



Genus Saccoderma -
Genus Salminus
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Genus Schultzites -



Genus Scissor -



Genus Scopaeocharax -



Genus Serrabrycon -



Genus Serrapinnus -



Genus Serrasalmo -
Genus Serrasalmus
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Genus Spintherobolus -



Genus Stethaprion -



Genus Stichonodon -



Genus Stygichthys -



Genus Tetragonopterus -
Genus Thayeria
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Genus Thrissobrycon -



Genus Tometes -



Genus Triportheus -



Genus Tucanoichthys -



Genus Tyttobrycon -



Genus Tyttocharax -



Genus Utiaritichthys -



Genus Xenagoniates -



Genus Xenurobrycon
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Confused by a class within a class or an order within an order? Please see our brief essay.
Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.



