Characidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Characiformes, class . The family contains 8 accepted species worldwide.
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Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Astyanax bimaculatus is a broadly distributed freshwater tetra species that belo…
Hyphessobrycon eques (Steindachner, 1882)
Hyphessobrycon eques, the serpae tetra, is a small reddish tetra native to parts…
Paracheirodon innesi (Myers, 1936)
Paracheirodon innesi, the neon tetra, is a small colorful freshwater fish native…
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (Boulenger, 1895)
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi, the black tetra, is a common aquarium freshwater characi…
Astyanax mexicanus (De Filippi, 1853)
Astyanax mexicanus, the Mexican tetra, is a freshwater characin with surface and…
Paracheirodon axelrodi (Schultz, 1956)
Paracheirodon axelrodi, the cardinal tetra, is a small freshwater fish with dist…
Astyanax bacalarensis Schmitter-Soto, 2017
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Characidae animals belong to the Characiformes order in the Animalia kingdom. Its scales are large, and do not have distinct radii that originate from a single point at the center of each scale. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Characidae is classified in the order Characiformes, class , phylum Chordata. bimaculatus is dark-green, the sides are silver-yellow, and a distinct silver lateral stripe runs along the flank.
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