Characidae

Translingual

Etymology

Charax +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Characidae

A taxonomic family within the order Characiformes – the characids, freshwater tropical and subtropical fish, including the tetras.

Hypernyms

(family): Vertebrata - subphylum, Gnathostomata - infraphylum, Osteichthyes - superclass, Actinopterygii - class, Neopterygii - subclass, Teleostei - infraclass, Ostariophysi - superorder; Characiformes - order

Hyponyms

(family): Agoniatinae, Aphyocharacinae, Aphyoditeinae, Characinae, Cheirodontinae, Pristellinae, Pseudochalceinae, Rhoadsiinae, Stethaprioninae, Stevardiinae, Tetragonopterinae - subfamilies
- Agoniates, Aphyocharax, Aphyodite, Cheirodon, Charax, Pristella, Pseudochalceus, Rhoadsia, Stethaprion, Tetragonopterus - selected genera
- See Characidae on WikipediaWikipedia and Characidae on WikispeciesWikispecies for other genera.

References

Characidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Characidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Characidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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