Order

Characiformes

1,790 species in this order. Browse scientific names and open each profile for distribution, taxonomy and available wildlife data.

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Species · page 23 of 30

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

Mylesinus paraschomburgkii

Mylesinus paraschomburgkii

Serrasalmidae

Dolphin Pacu

Mylesinus paucisquamatus

Serrasalmidae

Mylesinus schomburgkii

Mylesinus schomburgkii

Serrasalmidae

Myleus altipinnis

Myleus altipinnis

Serrasalmidae
Myleus micans

Myleus micans

Myleus micans

Serrasalmidae

Pacu

Myleus pacu

Serrasalmidae

Myleus setiger

Myleus setiger

Serrasalmidae
Arnold's Pacu

Arnold's Pacu

Myloplus arnoldi

Serrasalmidae
Redgill Pacu

Redgill Pacu

Myloplus asterias

Serrasalmidae

Myloplus aylan

Myloplus aylan

Serrasalmidae
Moon Pacu

Moon Pacu

Myloplus levis

Serrasalmidae

Lobate Pacu

Myloplus lobatus

Serrasalmidae

Carabinani Pacu

Myloplus lucienae

Serrasalmidae

Blackline Pacu

Myloplus nigrolineatus

Serrasalmidae
Red hook silver dollar

Red hook silver dollar

Myloplus rubripinnis

Serrasalmidae
Myloplus sauron

Myloplus sauron

Myloplus sauron

Serrasalmidae
Black band myleus

Black band myleus

Myloplus schomburgkii

Serrasalmidae

Myloplus ternetzi

Myloplus ternetzi

Serrasalmidae
Tiete Pacu

Tiete Pacu

Myloplus tiete

Serrasalmidae

Orangefin Pacu

Myloplus torquatus

Serrasalmidae

Cardinal Pacu

Myloplus tumukumak

Serrasalmidae

Zorro's Pacu

Myloplus zorroi

Serrasalmidae

Mylossoma acanthogaster

Mylossoma acanthogaster

Serrasalmidae

silver mylossoma

Mylossoma albiscopum

Serrasalmidae

Mylossoma aureum

Mylossoma aureum

Serrasalmidae
Mylossoma duriventre

Mylossoma duriventre

Mylossoma duriventre

Serrasalmidae

Anduzei’s Nannostomus

Nannostomus anduzei

Lebiasinidae