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Family: Characidae Characins



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1112 species (see list below)

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Photo by Yuri Hooker/WWF-OPP

South America
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Prionobrama filigera (Cope, 1870)

Photo by Yuri Hooker/WWF-OPP
 
Prionobrama filigera
[Glass bloodfin]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Prionobrama paraguayensis (Eigenmann, 1914)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Prionobrama paraguayensis
[]

Photo by Landines, M.

South America
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Pristella maxillaris (Ulrey, 1894)

Photo by Landines, M.
 
Pristella maxillaris
[X-ray tetra]

Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 10.4 cm SL
Probolodus heterostomus Eigenmann, 1911

Photo by Sazima, I.
 
Probolodus heterostomus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
 
Probolodus oyakawai
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Probolodus sazimai
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Prodontocharax alleni
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
 
Prodontocharax howesi
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
 
Prodontocharax melanotus
[]

Photo by Alonso, F.

South America
Max. Length 5.9 cm SL
Psellogrammus kennedyi (Eigenmann, 1903)

Photo by Alonso, F.
 
Psellogrammus kennedyi
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6.9 cm SL
 
Pseudochalceus bohlkei
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
Pseudochalceus kyburzi Schultz, 1966

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Pseudochalceus kyburzi
[]

Photo by Aguirre, W.

South America
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Pseudochalceus lineatus Kner, 1863

Photo by Aguirre, W.
 
Pseudochalceus lineatus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Pseudochalceus longianalis
[]

Photo by Brown, C.

Central America
Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
Pseudocheirodon arnoldi (Boulenger, 1909)

Photo by Brown, C.
 
Pseudocheirodon arnoldi
[]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Pseudocheirodon terrabae
[]

Photo by Roselet, F.F.G.

South America
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
Pseudocorynopoma doriae Perugia, 1891

Photo by Roselet, F.F.G.
 
Pseudocorynopoma doriae
[Dragonfin tetra]

Photo by Marceniuk, A.P.

South America
Max. Length 5.6 cm SL
Pseudocorynopoma heterandria Eigenmann, 1914

Photo by Marceniuk, A.P.
 
Pseudocorynopoma heterandria
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2.5 cm SL
 
Pterobrycon landoni
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

Central America
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
Pterobrycon myrnae Bussing, 1974

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Pterobrycon myrnae
[Semaphore tetra]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
 
Ptychocharax rhyacophila
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
Rachoviscus crassiceps Myers, 1926

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Rachoviscus crassiceps
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
Rachoviscus graciliceps Weitzman & Cruz, 1981

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Rachoviscus graciliceps
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Rhinobrycon negrensis
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.0 cm SL
 
Rhinopetitia myersi
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
 
Rhinopetitia potamorhachia
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 17 cm SL
Rhoadsia altipinna Fowler, 1911

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Rhoadsia altipinna
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 10.4 cm TL
 
Rhoadsia minor
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Roeboexodon geryi
[]

Photo by Andrade, M.C.

South America
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Roeboexodon guyanensis (Puyo, 1948)

Photo by Andrade, M.C.
 
Roeboexodon guyanensis
[]

Photo by Lucena, C.A.S.

South America
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Roeboides affinis (Günther, 1868)

Photo by Lucena, C.A.S.
 
Roeboides affinis
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 11.1 cm SL
 
Roeboides araguaito
[]

Photo by Lucena, C.A.S.

South America
Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
Roeboides biserialis (Garman, 1890)

Photo by Lucena, C.A.S.
 
Roeboides biserialis
[]

Photo by Molina, A.

Central America
Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
Roeboides bouchellei Fowler, 1923

Photo by Molina, A.
 
Roeboides bouchellei
[Crystal tetra]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
 
Roeboides bussingi
[]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
 
Roeboides carti
[]

Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.

Central and South America
Max. Length 12.7 cm SL
Roeboides dayi (Steindachner, 1878)

Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.
 
Roeboides dayi
[]

Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
Roeboides descalvadensis Fowler, 1932

Photo by Sazima, I.
 
Roeboides descalvadensis
[Parana scale-eating characin]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6.8 cm SL
 
Roeboides dientonito
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 8.1 cm SL
 
Roeboides dispar
[]

Photo by Brown, C.

Central America
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Roeboides guatemalensis (Günther, 1864)

Photo by Brown, C.
 
Roeboides guatemalensis
[Guatemalan headstander]

Photo by Molina, A.

Central America
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
Roeboides ilseae Bussing, 1986

Photo by Molina, A.
 
Roeboides ilseae
[]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
 
Roeboides loftini
[]

Photo by Ramos, T.P.A.

South America
Max. Length 18.5 cm SL
Roeboides margareteae Lucena, 2003

Photo by Ramos, T.P.A.
 
Roeboides margareteae
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Roeboides microlepis
[]

Photo by IBAMA

South America
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Roeboides myersii Gill, 1870

Photo by IBAMA
 
Roeboides myersii
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
 
Roeboides numerosus
[]
No picture found
Central and South America
Max. Length 13 cm SL
 
Roeboides occidentalis
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Roeboides oligistos
[]

Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 18.5 cm SL
Roeboides prognathus (Boulenger, 1895)

Photo by Sazima, I.
 
Roeboides prognathus
[]

Photo by Lucena, C.A.S.

South America
Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
Roeboides sazimai Lucena, 2007

Photo by Lucena, C.A.S.
 
Roeboides sazimai
[]

Photo by Lucena, C.A.S.

South America
Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
Roeboides xenodon (Reinhardt, 1851)

Photo by Lucena, C.A.S.
 
Roeboides xenodon
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 4 cm SL
 
Saccoderma hastata
[]

Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.

South America
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
Saccoderma melanostigma Schultz, 1944

Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.
 
Saccoderma melanostigma
[]
No picture found
South America
 
Saccoderma robusta
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
 
Schultzites axelrodi
[]
No picture found
South America
 
Scissor macrocephalus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
 
Scopaeocharax atopodus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.0 cm SL
 
Scopaeocharax rhinodus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
 
Serrabrycon magoi
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
 
Serrapinnus aster
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Serrapinnus calliurus
[]

Photo by Galtier Delbosc, M.

South America
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
Serrapinnus gracilis (Géry, 1960)

Photo by Galtier Delbosc, M.
 
Serrapinnus gracilis
[]

Photo by Ramos, T.P.A.

South America
Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
Serrapinnus heterodon (Eigenmann, 1915)

Photo by Ramos, T.P.A.
 
Serrapinnus heterodon
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
Serrapinnus kriegi (Schindler, 1937)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Serrapinnus kriegi
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.0 cm SL
 
Serrapinnus lucindai
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
 
Serrapinnus microdon
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2.6 cm SL
 
Serrapinnus micropterus
[]

Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
Serrapinnus notomelas (Eigenmann, 1915)

Photo by Sazima, I.
 
Serrapinnus notomelas
[]

Photo by Ramos, T.P.A.

South America
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Serrapinnus piaba (Lütken, 1875)

Photo by Ramos, T.P.A.
 
Serrapinnus piaba
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
 
Serrapinnus potiguar
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
 
Serrapinnus sterbai
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 4.0 cm SL
 
Serrapinnus tocantinensis
[]

Photo by Gazola da Silva FF & Vitule JRS

South America
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Spintherobolus ankoseion Weitzman & Malabarba, 1999

Photo by Gazola da Silva FF & Vitule JRS
 
Spintherobolus ankoseion
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2.6 cm SL
 
Spintherobolus broccae
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
 
Spintherobolus leptoura
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
 
Spintherobolus papilliferus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
 
Stethaprion crenatum
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 8.8 cm SL
 
Stethaprion erythrops
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Stichonodon insignis
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
 
Stygichthys typhlops
[Blind tetra]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
 
Tetragonopterus akamai
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
 
Tetragonopterus anostomus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
 
Tetragonopterus araguaiensis
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 11.2 cm SL
Tetragonopterus argenteus Cuvier, 1816

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Tetragonopterus argenteus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
 
Tetragonopterus carvalhoi
[]

Photo by Castro-Lima, F.

South America
Max. Length 12.7 cm TL
Tetragonopterus chalceus Spix & Agassiz, 1829

Photo by Castro-Lima, F.
 
Tetragonopterus chalceus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
 
Tetragonopterus denticulatus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 7.4 cm SL
 
Tetragonopterus rarus
[]
No picture found
South America
 
Tetragonopterus signatus
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
Thayeria boehlkei Weitzman, 1957

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Thayeria boehlkei
[Blackline penguinfish]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

South America
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Thayeria ifati Géry, 1959

Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Thayeria ifati
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
Thayeria obliqua Eigenmann, 1908

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Thayeria obliqua
[Penguinfish]
No picture found
South America.
Max. Length 3.0 cm SL
 
Thrissobrycon pectinifer
[]

Photo by Zarske, A.

South America
Max. Length 1.7 cm SL
Trochilocharax ornatus Zarske, 2010

Photo by Zarske, A.
 
Trochilocharax ornatus
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 1.7 cm SL
Tucanoichthys tucano Géry & Römer, 1997

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Tucanoichthys tucano
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2.0 cm SL
 
Tyttobrycon dorsimaculatus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 1.7 cm SL
 
Tyttobrycon hamatus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
 
Tyttobrycon marajoara
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
 
Tyttobrycon spinosus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
 
Tyttobrycon xeruini
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Tyttocharax cochui (Ladiges, 1950)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Tyttocharax cochui
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
 
Tyttocharax madeirae
[Blackedge tetra]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
 
Tyttocharax metae
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 1.6 cm SL
Tyttocharax tambopatensis Weitzman & Ortega, 1995

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Tyttocharax tambopatensis
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6 cm SL
 
Xenagoniates bondi
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 1.5 cm SL
 
Xenurobrycon coracoralinae
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
 
Xenurobrycon heterodon
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2 cm SL
 
Xenurobrycon macropus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 1.4 cm SL
 
Xenurobrycon polyancistrus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 1.5 cm SL
 
Xenurobrycon pteropus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 1.4 cm SL
 
Xenurobrycon varii
[]
1112 Species of Family Characidae
(Characins)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1870 Prionobrama filigera Glass bloodfin South America 6 TL
1914 Prionobrama paraguayensis South America 5 TL
1894 Pristella maxillaris X-ray tetra South America 4.5 TL
1911 Probolodus heterostomus South America 10.4 SL
2014 Probolodus oyakawai South America 6.4 SL
2014 Probolodus sazimai South America 5.7 SL
1953 Prodontocharax alleni South America 4.4 SL
1940 Prodontocharax howesi South America 4.2 SL
1924 Prodontocharax melanotus South America 4.8 SL
1903 Psellogrammus kennedyi South America 5.9 SL
1967 Pseudochalceus bohlkei South America 6.9 SL
1966 Pseudochalceus kyburzi South America 7.8 SL
1863 Pseudochalceus lineatus South America 7.5 TL
1972 Pseudochalceus longianalis South America 7.9 SL
1909 Pseudocheirodon arnoldi Central America 4.3 SL
1967 Pseudocheirodon terrabae Central America 5.1 SL
1891 Pseudocorynopoma doriae Dragonfin tetra South America 6.3 SL
1914 Pseudocorynopoma heterandria South America 5.6 SL
1913 Pterobrycon landoni South America 2.5 SL
1974 Pterobrycon myrnae Semaphore tetra Central America 3.9 SL
1994 Ptychocharax rhyacophila South America 6.2 SL
1926 Rachoviscus crassiceps South America 3.9 SL
1981 Rachoviscus graciliceps South America 4.8 SL
1944 Rhinobrycon negrensis South America 3.9 SL
1964 Rhinopetitia myersi South America 3.0 SL
2014 Rhinopetitia potamorhachia South America 4.5 SL
1911 Rhoadsia altipinna South America 17 SL
1914 Rhoadsia minor South America 10.4 TL
1960 Roeboexodon geryi South America 15 SL
1948 Roeboexodon guyanensis South America 12 SL
1868 Roeboides affinis South America 11 SL
2003 Roeboides araguaito South America 11.1 SL
1890 Roeboides biserialis South America 4.8 SL
1923 Roeboides bouchellei Crystal tetra Central America 8.2 SL
2013 Roeboides bussingi Central America 9.3 SL
2000 Roeboides carti Central America 8.3 SL
1878 Roeboides dayi Central and South America 12.7 SL
1932 Roeboides descalvadensis Parana scale-eating characin South America 8.9 SL
1944 Roeboides dientonito South America 6.8 SL
2001 Roeboides dispar South America 8.1 SL
1864 Roeboides guatemalensis Guatemalan headstander Central America 13 SL
1986 Roeboides ilseae Central America 7.6 SL
2011 Roeboides loftini Central America 7.5 SL
2003 Roeboides margareteae South America 18.5 SL
1851 Roeboides microlepis South America 20 SL
1870 Roeboides myersii South America 18 SL
2000 Roeboides numerosus South America 6.1 SL
1916 Roeboides occidentalis Central and South America 13 SL
2000 Roeboides oligistos South America 7 SL
1895 Roeboides prognathus South America 18.5 SL
2007 Roeboides sazimai South America 8.4 SL
1851 Roeboides xenodon South America 8.2 SL
1913 Saccoderma hastata South America 4 SL
1944 Saccoderma melanostigma South America 2.7 SL
1955 Saccoderma robusta South America
1964 Schultzites axelrodi South America 3.4 SL
1864 Scissor macrocephalus South America
1958 Scopaeocharax atopodus South America 2.2 SL
1958 Scopaeocharax rhinodus South America 3.0 SL
1986 Serrabrycon magoi South America 3.1 SL
2014 Serrapinnus aster South America 3.3 SL
1900 Serrapinnus calliurus South America 4.4 SL
1960 Serrapinnus gracilis South America 2.4 SL
1915 Serrapinnus heterodon South America 4.1 SL
1937 Serrapinnus kriegi South America 2.4 SL
2014 Serrapinnus lucindai South America 3.0 SL
1915 Serrapinnus microdon South America 4.2 SL
1907 Serrapinnus micropterus South America 2.6 SL
1915 Serrapinnus notomelas South America 3.6 SL
1875 Serrapinnus piaba South America 3.5 SL
2014 Serrapinnus potiguar South America 3.2 SL
2012 Serrapinnus sterbai South America 3.5 SL
2014 Serrapinnus tocantinensis South America 4.0 SL
1999 Spintherobolus ankoseion South America 2.8 SL
1925 Spintherobolus broccae South America 2.6 SL
1999 Spintherobolus leptoura South America 2.8 SL
1911 Spintherobolus papilliferus South America 6.1 SL
1916 Stethaprion crenatum South America 8.5 SL
1870 Stethaprion erythrops South America 8.8 SL
1876 Stichonodon insignis South America 8 TL
1965 Stygichthys typhlops Blind tetra South America 2.4 SL
2014 Tetragonopterus akamai South America 6.1 SL
2011 Tetragonopterus anostomus South America 5.8 SL
2013 Tetragonopterus araguaiensis South America 6.3 SL
1816 Tetragonopterus argenteus South America 11.2 SL
2011 Tetragonopterus carvalhoi South America 6.5 SL
1829 Tetragonopterus chalceus South America 12.7 TL
2013 Tetragonopterus denticulatus South America 6.2 SL
2004 Tetragonopterus rarus South America 7.4 SL
1861 Tetragonopterus signatus South America
1957 Thayeria boehlkei Blackline penguinfish South America 3.2 SL
1959 Thayeria ifati South America 3.5 SL
1908 Thayeria obliqua Penguinfish South America 7.6 SL
1953 Thrissobrycon pectinifer South America. 3.0 SL
2010 Trochilocharax ornatus South America 1.7 SL
1997 Tucanoichthys tucano South America 1.7 SL
1973 Tyttobrycon dorsimaculatus South America 2.0 SL
1973 Tyttobrycon hamatus South America 1.7 SL
2013 Tyttobrycon marajoara South America 2.1 SL
1973 Tyttobrycon spinosus South America 2.1 SL
1973 Tyttobrycon xeruini South America 2.3 SL
1950 Tyttocharax cochui South America 2.1 SL
1913 Tyttocharax madeirae Blackedge tetra South America 2.1 SL
2012 Tyttocharax metae South America 1.9 SL
1995 Tyttocharax tambopatensis South America 1.6 SL
1942 Xenagoniates bondi South America 6 SL
2005 Xenurobrycon coracoralinae South America 1.5 SL
1985 Xenurobrycon heterodon South America 2.1 SL
1945 Xenurobrycon macropus South America 2 SL
1987 Xenurobrycon polyancistrus South America 1.4 SL
1985 Xenurobrycon pteropus South America 1.5 SL
2016 Xenurobrycon varii South America 1.4 SL



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