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

Araguaia Tetra

Tetragonopterus araguaiensis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 6.3 cm
Phenacogaster apletostigma

Characidae

Phenacogaster apletostigma

Phenacogaster apletostigma
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 4.1 cm
Cynopotamus bipunctatus

Characidae

Cynopotamus bipunctatus

Cynopotamus bipunctatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 17.5 cm

Characidae

Odontostilbe dierythrura

Odontostilbe dierythrura
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 2 cm

Characidae

Roeboides biserialis

Roeboides biserialis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 4.8 cm
Glass tetra (Phenacogaster wayana)

Characidae

Glass tetra

Phenacogaster wayana
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 4.7 cm
Phenacogaster wayampi

Characidae

Phenacogaster wayampi

Phenacogaster wayampi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 4.8 cm
Glass headstander (Charax gibbosus)

Characidae

Glass headstander

Charax gibbosus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 14.4 cm
Charax rupununi

Characidae

Charax rupununi

Charax rupununi
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 4.5 cm

Characidae

Cynopotamus xinguano

Cynopotamus xinguano
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 15.2 cm
Saccoderma melanostigma

Characidae

Saccoderma melanostigma

Saccoderma melanostigma
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 2.7 cm
Charax niger

Characidae

Charax niger

Charax niger
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 12.8 cm

Characidae

Acestrocephalus nigrifasciatus

Acestrocephalus nigrifasciatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 9.3 cm

Characidae

Acinocheirodon melanogramma

Acinocheirodon melanogramma
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 3.8 cm

Characidae

Prodontocharax melanotus

Prodontocharax melanotus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 4.8 cm
Microschemobrycon melanotus

Characidae

Microschemobrycon melanotus

Microschemobrycon melanotus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 4.3 cm
Cardinal Mini Tetra (Serrapinnus notomelas)

Characidae

Cardinal Mini Tetra

Serrapinnus notomelas
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 3.6 cm

Characidae

Acestrocephalus stigmatus

Acestrocephalus stigmatus
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 13.5 cm

Characidae

Aphyocharax brevicaudatus

Aphyocharax brevicaudatus
  • Freshwater
Charax awa

Characidae

Charax awa

Charax awa
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 12 cm
Charax delimai

Characidae

Charax delimai

Charax delimai
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 10.2 cm
Ctenocheirodon pristis

Characidae

Ctenocheirodon pristis

Ctenocheirodon pristis
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 3.3 cm
Cyanogaster noctivaga

Characidae

Cyanogaster noctivaga

Cyanogaster noctivaga
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 1.7 cm

Characidae

Microschemobrycon cryptogrammus

Microschemobrycon cryptogrammus
  • Freshwater