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Characiformes
Sign in to saveCharaciformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. Grouped in 18 recognized families, more than 2000 different species are described, including the well-known piranha and tetras. Characins are most diverse in the Neotropics, where they are found in lakes and rivers throughout most of South and Central America. At least 209 species of characins are found in Africa, including the distichodontids, citharinids, alestids, and hepsetids. The rest of the characins originate in the Americas.
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Characiformes is an accepted order within the class Teleostei and phylum Chordata. It belongs to the kingdom Animalia. The group is commonly referred to as karperzalmachtigen.
Specimens associated with this order have been recorded in marine and freshwater habitats. Occurrence data from institutions such as CAS includes records from Peru, Brazil, Colombia, and the Philippines.
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Species
karperzalmachtigen
Characiformes
ORDER
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 733
- With media
- 10
- Collections
- CAS
- Recorded in
- Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Philippines
Research
2,377 papers- Endocardiosis in Tetras (Family Characiformes).Journal of comparative pathology · 2019
- A systematic assessment of Leporinus tigrinus (Characiformes: Anostomidae) using morphological and molecular data.Zootaxa · 2024
- Parasites of Astyanax lacustris (Pisces, Characiformes) from Brazilian streams.Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria · 2024
- The role of abiotic and biotic factors in the unequal body shape diversification of a Gondwanan fish radiation (Otophysi: Characiformes).Evolution; international journal of organic evolution · 2024
- A new Moenkhausia (Characiformes: Characidae) from rio Brao Norte, rio Tapajs basin, with comments on the fish endemism of Serra do Cachimbo plateau.Zootaxa · 2023
via PubMed
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Evolution
- Fossil taxa
- Phylogeny
- References
Characiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. Grouped in 18 recognized families, more than 2000 different species are described, including the well-known piranha and tetras. Characins are most diverse in the Neotropics, where they are found in lakes and rivers throughout most of South and Central America. At least 209 species of characins are found in Africa, including the distichodontids, citharinids, alestids, and hepsetids. The rest of the characins originate in the Americas.
A few characins become quite large, and are important as food or game. Most, however, are small shoaling fish (or forage fish). Many species commonly called tetras are popular in aquaria because of their bright colors, general hardiness, and tolerance towards other fish in community tanks.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Characiformes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.