Family Characidae
(characins)

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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.

• Parent taxa
  
  
  
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  Order Characiformes (leporins and piranhas)
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  Family Characidae (characins)
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  Genus Acnodon
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  Genus Alestes
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  Genus Anoptichthys
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  Genus Aphyocharax
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  Genus Aphyochorax
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  Genus Astyanax (astynaxes)
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  Genus Axelrodia
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  Genus Boehlkea
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  Genus Brycon
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  Genus Carlastyanax
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  Genus Ceratocharax
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  Genus Chalceus
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  Genus Charax
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  Genus Cheirodon
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  Genus Colossoma
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  Genus Corynopoma
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  Genus Creagrutus
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  Genus Ctenobrycon
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  Genus Exodon
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  Genus Gephyrocharax
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  Genus Gnathocharax
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  Genus Gymnocorymbus
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  Genus Hasemania
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  Genus Hemibrycon
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  Genus Hemigrammus
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  Genus Hoplerythrinus
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  Genus Hyphessobrycon
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  Genus Impaichthys
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  Genus Iquanodectes
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  Genus Megalamphodus
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  Genus Metynnis
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  Genus Mimagoniates
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  Genus Moenkhausia
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  Genus Myleus
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  Genus Mylossoma
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  Genus Nematobrycon
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  Genus Ossubtus
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  Genus Paracheirodon
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  Genus Paragonites
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  Genus Petitella
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  Genus Piaractus
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  Genus Poptella
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  Genus Prionobrama
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  Genus Pristella
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  Genus Pseudocorynopoma
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  Genus Pterobrycon
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  Genus Pygocentrus
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  Genus Rhaphiodon
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  Genus Roeboides
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  Genus Salminus
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  Genus Serrasalmus
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  Genus Stygichthys
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  Genus Tetragonopterus
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  Genus Thayeria
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  Genus Triportheus
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  Genus Xenagoniates