Family

Characidae

964 species in this family. Browse scientific names and open each profile for distribution, taxonomy and available wildlife data.

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Species · page 13 of 17

Tetra

Moenkhausia inrai

Characidae
Gold Line Scissor Tail

Gold Line Scissor Tail

Moenkhausia intermedia

Characidae

Moenkhausia ischyognatha

Moenkhausia ischyognatha

Characidae

Moenkhausia jamesi

Moenkhausia jamesi

Characidae

Moenkhausia justae

Moenkhausia justae

Characidae

Barcelos Tetra

Moenkhausia lata

Characidae
Moenkhausia lepidura

Moenkhausia lepidura

Moenkhausia lepidura

Characidae

Moenkhausia lineomaculata

Moenkhausia lineomaculata

Characidae

Moenkhausia lopesi

Moenkhausia lopesi

Characidae

Moenkhausia loweae

Moenkhausia loweae

Characidae

Moenkhausia megalops

Moenkhausia megalops

Characidae

Moenkhausia melogramma

Moenkhausia melogramma

Characidae

Moenkhausia metae

Moenkhausia metae

Characidae

Moenkhausia miangi

Moenkhausia miangi

Characidae
Mikia Tetra

Mikia Tetra

Moenkhausia mikia

Characidae

Tétra de Moïse

Moenkhausia moisae

Characidae

Moenkhausia monicae

Moenkhausia monicae

Characidae
Bright-line Tetra

Bright-line Tetra

Moenkhausia naponis

Characidae

Moenkhausia newtoni

Moenkhausia newtoni

Characidae

Moenkhausia nigromarginata

Moenkhausia nigromarginata

Characidae
Redeye tetra, Glass tetra

Redeye tetra, Glass tetra

Moenkhausia oligolepis

Characidae

Moenkhausia orteguasae

Moenkhausia orteguasae

Characidae

Moenkhausia pankilopteryx

Moenkhausia pankilopteryx

Characidae

Moenkhausia petymbuaba

Moenkhausia petymbuaba

Characidae

Moenkhausia phaeonota

Moenkhausia phaeonota

Characidae

Moenkhausia pirahan

Moenkhausia pirahan

Characidae

Moenkhausia pirauba

Moenkhausia pirauba

Characidae

Moenkhausia plumbea

Moenkhausia plumbea

Characidae

Moenkhausia pyrophthalma

Moenkhausia pyrophthalma

Characidae
Moenkhausia rondoni

Moenkhausia rondoni

Moenkhausia rondoni

Characidae
Moenkhausia rubra

Moenkhausia rubra

Moenkhausia rubra

Characidae
yellow-banded moenkhausia

yellow-banded moenkhausia

Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae

Characidae

mojara

Moenkhausia simulata

Characidae

Moenkhausia sthenosthoma

Moenkhausia sthenosthoma

Characidae

Tétra du Suriname

Moenkhausia surinamensis

Characidae

Moenkhausia tergimacula

Moenkhausia tergimacula

Characidae

Moenkhausia venerei

Moenkhausia venerei

Characidae

Moenkhausia xinguensis

Moenkhausia xinguensis

Characidae

Monotocheirodon drilos

Monotocheirodon drilos

Characidae

Monotocheirodon duda

Monotocheirodon duda

Characidae

Monotocheirodon kontos

Monotocheirodon kontos

Characidae
Golosa

Golosa

Nanocheirodon insignis

Characidae
emperor tetra

emperor tetra

Nematobrycon palmeri

Characidae

Nematocharax varii

Nematocharax varii

Characidae

Nematocharax venustus

Nematocharax venustus

Characidae

Odontostilbe avanhandava

Odontostilbe avanhandava

Characidae

Odontostilbe fugitiva

Odontostilbe fugitiva

Characidae

Odontostilbe nareuda

Odontostilbe nareuda

Characidae

Odontostilbe pacaasnovos

Odontostilbe pacaasnovos

Characidae

Odontostilbe pao

Odontostilbe pao

Characidae
Odontostilbe paraguayensis

Odontostilbe paraguayensis

Odontostilbe paraguayensis

Characidae

Red-Tailed Astyanax

Odontostilbe pulchra

Characidae

Odontostilbe splendida

Odontostilbe splendida

Characidae

Odontostilbe stenodon

Odontostilbe stenodon

Characidae

Lancet Toothy

Oligosarcus acutirostris

Characidae

Orangefin Toothy

Oligosarcus amome

Characidae
Silver Toothy

Silver Toothy

Oligosarcus argenteus

Characidae

Bolivian Toothy

Oligosarcus bolivianus

Characidae
Surf Toothy

Surf Toothy

Oligosarcus brevioris

Characidae

Sharptooth Toothy

Oligosarcus hepsetus

Characidae