TAXONOMY ATLAS · LEVEL 04

Characidae

Characidae
Genera
49
Species
218

SPECIES INDEX

Species in this family

Browse all 218 published species in Characidae.

218 published species in this family

Characidae

Roeboides sazimai

Roeboides sazimai
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 8.4 cm

Characidae

Aphyocharacidium melandetum

Aphyocharacidium melandetum
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 3.5 cm
Roeboides occidentalis

Characidae

Roeboides occidentalis

Roeboides occidentalis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 13 cm

Characidae

Prodontocharax howesi

Prodontocharax howesi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 4.2 cm
Acestrocephalus boehlkei

Characidae

Acestrocephalus boehlkei

Acestrocephalus boehlkei
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 13.5 cm

Characidae

Phenacogaster ojitatus

Phenacogaster ojitatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 3.6 cm
Galeocharax gulo

Characidae

Galeocharax gulo

Galeocharax gulo
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 18.8 cm

Characidae

Cheirodon jaguaribensis

Cheirodon jaguaribensis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 3.8 cm
Charax michaeli

Characidae

Charax michaeli

Charax michaeli
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 18.5 cm

Characidae

Microschemobrycon meyburgi

Microschemobrycon meyburgi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 2.2 cm
Roeboides myersii

Characidae

Roeboides myersii

Roeboides myersii
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 22 cm
Phenacogaster napoatilis

Characidae

Phenacogaster napoatilis

Phenacogaster napoatilis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 4.8 cm

Characidae

Tetra

Mixobrycon ribeiroi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 3.5 cm

Characidae

Odontostilbe splendida

Odontostilbe splendida
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 3.6 cm
false silver tetra (Tetragonopterus chalceus)

Characidae

false silver tetra

Tetragonopterus chalceus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 12.7 cm
Cynopotamus kincaidi

Characidae

Cynopotamus kincaidi

Cynopotamus kincaidi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 31.5 cm
Dollar Tetra (Tetragonopterus argenteus)

Characidae

Dollar Tetra

Tetragonopterus argenteus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 11.2 cm
Cynopotamus argenteus

Characidae

Cynopotamus argenteus

Cynopotamus argenteus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 29.5 cm
Microschemobrycon elongatus

Characidae

Microschemobrycon elongatus

Microschemobrycon elongatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 4.5 cm

Characidae

Roeboides araguaito

Roeboides araguaito
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 11.1 cm
Glass Headstander (Charax apurensis)

Characidae

Glass Headstander

Charax apurensis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 11.8 cm
Pseudocheirodon arnoldi

Characidae

Pseudocheirodon arnoldi

Pseudocheirodon arnoldi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 4.3 cm

Characidae

Aphyocharax agassizii

Aphyocharax agassizii
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 3.3 cm
Cynopotamus atratoensis

Characidae

Cynopotamus atratoensis

Cynopotamus atratoensis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 35 cm