Category:Characiformes
The Characiformes are fishes of order Characiformes and are found in South America and Africa.
The best known fish of this order are in the family characidae known as the Characins which include the South American Tetras, however there are many other families within this order:
- Acestrorhynchidae
- Alestiidae - African Tetras
- Anostomidae - Headstanders
- Characidae - Characins
- Chilodontidae
- Citharinidae
- Ctenoluciidae - Pike Characids
- Curimatidae
- Cynodontidae
- Erythrinidae - Trahiras
- Gasteropelecidae - Freshwater hatchetfishes
- Hemiodontidae
- Hepsetidae
- Lebiasinidae - Pencilfish
- Parodontidae
- Prochilodontidae
- Articles about fish within the family Characidae can be found in the Category:Characins listed below, articles about fish from other families within Chariciformes are listed on this page.
Subcategories
This category has the following 21 subcategories, out of 21 total.
A
- Acestrorhynchidae (15 P)
- Alestidae (4 C, 44 P)
- Anostomidae (74 P)
C
- Chalceidae (7 P)
- Characidae (8 C, 197 P)
- Chilodontidae (fish) (4 P)
- Crenuchidae (21 P)
- Ctenoluciidae (5 P)
- Curimatidae (12 P)
- Cynodontidae (11 P)
D
- Distichodontidae (1 C, 20 P)
E
- Erythrinidae (19 P)
G
- Gasteropelecidae (1 C, 12 P)
- Characiformes genera (39 P)
H
- Hemiodontidae (6 P)
L
- Lebiasinidae (41 P)
P
- Parodontidae (4 P)
- Piranhas (1 C, 19 P)
- Prochilodontidae (8 P)
S
- Serrasalmidae (61 P)
Σ
- Characiformes stubs (513 P)
Pages in category "Characiformes"
The following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
B
- Bryconidae
- Bryconops
- Bryconops alburnoides
- Bryconops allisoni
- Bryconops chernoffi
- Bryconops colanegra
- Bryconops colaroja
- Bryconops collettei
- Bryconops cyrtogaster
- Bryconops disruptus
- Bryconops durbinae
- Bryconops florenceae
- Bryconops giacopinii
- Bryconops gracilis
- Bryconops hexalepis
- Bryconops humeralis
- Bryconops imitator
- Bryconops inpai
- Bryconops magoi
- Bryconops marabaixo
- Bryconops melanurus
- Bryconops munduruku
- Bryconops piracolina
- Bryconops rheoruber
- Bryconops sapezal
- Bryconops tocantinensis
- Bryconops transitoria
- Bryconops vibex