Characiformes

Translingual

Etymology

Charax +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Characiformes

A taxonomic order within the superorder Ostariophysi – now consisting of small freshwater fish, including tetras and piranhas, native to South and Central America.

Hyponyms

(order): Acestrorhynchidae (smallscale pike characins), Alestidae (African tetras), Anostomidae, Bryconidae (bryconids), Chalceidae, Characidae, Chilodontidae, Citharinidae (lutefishes), Crenuchidae (South American darters), Ctenoluciidae (pike-characins), Curimatidae (toothless characins), Cynodontidae (dogtooth tetras), Distichodontidae, Erythrinidae, Gasteropelecidae, Hemiodontidae, Hepsetidae, Iguanodectidae, Lebiasinidae, Parodontidae, Prochilodontidae (flannel-mouth characiforms), Serrasalmidae (piranas), Triportheidae - families

References

Characiformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Characiformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Characiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Characiformes at World Register of Marine Species
Characiformes on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Characiformes at the Tree of Life Web Project
Characiformes at Encyclopedia of Life
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