Family Characidae
(American characins, characins, and tetras)

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.

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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 (ray-finned fishes)
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  Subclass Neopterygii
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  Infraclass Teleostei
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  Superorder Ostariophysi
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  Order Characiformes (leporins and piranhas)
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  Family Characidae (American characins, characins, and tetras)
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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 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 Mimagoniates
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  Genus Moenkhausia
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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 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 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