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Characidae
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Characidae, the characids, is a family of freshwater subtropical and tropical fish belonging to the order Characiformes. They are found throughout much of Central and South America, including such major waterways as the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers. These fish vary in length; many are less than .
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Characidae is a family of fish within the order Characiformes, class Teleostei, and phylum Chordata. The taxon is commonly known as characins or karpelaksfamilien. Its name was established by Latreille in 1825, and it is governed by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. The family holds an accepted status in taxonomic records.
Members of this family inhabit both marine and freshwater environments. Specimen records are held by institutions including TCWC, CUMV, and AUM, with collections originating from countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia, and Peru. The taxon has been the subject of 1,255 publications in PubMed and is associated with 414,581 occurrence records.
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Species
characins
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyCharacidae
屬 見內文 脂鯉科，又译作擬鲤科、鮭鯉科、加辛拉科，為輻鰭魚綱脂鯉目中最大的一科。主要为原产于热带或亚热带的淡水鱼。 目录 1 分類 2 盜鮭鯉亞科(Agoniatinae) 2.1 盜鮭鯉屬（Agoniates） 3 細脂鯉亞科（Aphyocharacinae） 3.1 細脂鯉屬（Aphyocharax） 3.2 青脂鯉屬（Inpaichthys） 3.3 細腺脂鯉屬（Leptagoniates） 3.4 副角脂鯉屬（Paragoniates） 3.5 短腺脂鯉屬（Phenagoniates） 3.6 鋸脂鯿屬（Prionobrama） 3.7 厚頭脂鯉屬（Rachoviscus） 3.8 奇石脂鯉屬（Xenagoniates） 4 紋吸魚亞科（Aphyoditeinae） 4.1 吸溪脂鯉屬（Aphyocharacidium） 4.2 紋吸魚屬（Aphyodite） 4.3 阿克塞脂鯉屬（Axelrodia） 4.4 細石脂鯉屬（Leptobrycon） 4.5 小體石脂鯉屬（Microschemobrycon） 4.6 銳齧脂鯉屬（Oxybrycon） 4.7 佩力克脂鯉屬（Parecbasis） 4.8 泰托齧脂鯉屬（Tyttobrycon） 5 石脂鯉亞科（Bryconinae） 5.1 石脂鯉屬（Brycon） 5.2 唇齧脂鯉屬（Chilobrycon） 5.3 唇脂鯉屬（Henochilus） 6 桂脂鯉亞科（Characinae） 6.1 刺脂鯉屬（Acanthocharax） 6.2 粘鱸屬（Acestrocephalus） 6.3 側牙齧魚屬（Bryconexodon） 6.4 桂脂鯉屬（Charax） 6.5 犬齒河脂鯉屬（Cynopotamus） 6.6 鹿齒魚屬（Exodon） 6.7 盔脂鯉屬（Galeocharax） 6.8 平腹脂鯉屬（Phenacogaster） 6.9 鋸齒脂鯉屬（Priocharax） 6.10 銹牙脂鯉屬（Roeboexodon） 6.11 突頜脂鯉屬（Roeboides） 7 寶蓮燈魚亞科（Cheirodontinae） 7.1 葡齒魚屬（Acinocheirodon） 7.2 亞馬遜棘脂鯉屬（Amazonspinther） 7.3 吸寶蓮魚屬（Aphyocheirodon） 7.4 寶蓮燈魚屬（Cheirodon） 7.5 寶蓮魚屬（Cheirodontops） 7.6 金齧脂鯉屬（Chrysobrycon） 7.7 吹砂脂鯉屬（Compsura） 7.8 Ctenocheirodon屬 7.9 異唇齒魚屬（Heterocheirodon） 7.10 似寶蓮魚屬（Kolpotocheirodon） 7.11 傲脂鯉屬（Macropsobrycon） 7.12 矮寶蓮魚屬（Nanocheirodon
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3,177
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Characidae
- Collections
- TCWC, CUMV, AUM
- Recorded in
- Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru
Research
1,255 papers- A systematic review of Rhinopetitia Géry (Teleostei, Characiformes, Characidae) with descriptions of four new species and redescription of R. myersi Géry.Zootaxa · 2019
- Taxonomic review of the Neotropical genus Gephyrocharax Eigenmann, 1912 (Characiformes, Characidae, Stevardiinae).Zootaxa · 2016
- Environmental pollution affects molecular and biochemical responses during gonadal maturation of Astyanax fasciatus (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae).Ecotoxicology and environmental safety · 2018
- Integrative Taxonomy Suggests Resurrection of Species of the Astyanax bimaculatus Group (Characiformes, Characidae).Zebrafish · 2024
- New approaches concerning the testis of Astyanax lacustris (Characidae): immunohistochemical studies.Fish physiology and biochemistry · 2023
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Classification
- Taxonomy
- Former members
- References
Characidae, the characids, is a family of freshwater subtropical and tropical fish belonging to the order Characiformes. They are found throughout much of Central and South America, including such major waterways as the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers. These fish vary in length; many are less than .
The name "characins" is a historical one, but scientists today tend to prefer "characids" to reflect their status as a, by and large, monophyletic group (at family rank). This family includes some of the first characiforms to be described to science, such as Charax and Tetragonopterus, and thus lend their name to the order, as well as to common names such as "characin" and "tetra".
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