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 25 of 30

Scrapetooths

Parodon apolinari

Parodontidae

Stream Characin

Parodon atratoensis

Parodontidae

Twolined Characin

Parodon bifasciatus

Parodontidae

Buckley's Characin

Parodon buckleyi

Parodontidae

Cali Characin

Parodon caliensis

Parodontidae

Carriker's Characin

Parodon carrikeri

Parodontidae
Parodon de Guyane

Parodon de Guyane

Parodon guyanensis

Parodontidae

Pen Characin

Parodon hilarii

Parodontidae

Smoothliped Characin

Parodon magdalenensis

Parodontidae
Foxnose Characin

Foxnose Characin

Parodon nasus

Parodontidae

Pongo pongo

Parodon pongoensis

Parodontidae
Scrapetooths

Scrapetooths

Parodon suborbitalis

Parodontidae
red-nose tetra

red-nose tetra

Petitella bleheri

Characidae
False Rummy Nose Tetra

False Rummy Nose Tetra

Petitella georgiae

Characidae
Rednose Tetra

Rednose Tetra

Petitella rhodostoma

Characidae

Petulanos intermedius

Petulanos intermedius

Anostomidae

Phenacogaster apletostigma

Phenacogaster apletostigma

Characidae

Phenacogaster beni

Phenacogaster beni

Characidae

Phenacogaster calverti

Phenacogaster calverti

Characidae

Phenacogaster franciscoensis

Phenacogaster franciscoensis

Characidae

Phenacogaster maculoblonga

Phenacogaster maculoblonga

Characidae

Large-Spot Phenacogaster

Phenacogaster megalostictus

Characidae

Tetra

Phenacogaster microstictus

Characidae

Phenacogaster naevata

Phenacogaster naevata

Characidae

Phenacogaster napoatilis

Phenacogaster napoatilis

Characidae

Phenacogaster ojitatus

Phenacogaster ojitatus

Characidae

Phenacogaster pectinata

Phenacogaster pectinata

Characidae

Tetra

Phenacogaster prolata

Characidae

Phenacogaster retropinnus

Phenacogaster retropinnus

Characidae
Phenacogaster tegatus

Phenacogaster tegatus

Phenacogaster tegatus

Characidae

Phenacogaster des Wayana

Phenacogaster wayampi

Characidae

Glass tetra

Phenacogaster wayana

Characidae

Barred Glass Tetra

Phenagoniates macrolepis

Characidae

Phycocharax rasbora

Phycocharax rasbora

Characidae

Piabarchus analis

Piabarchus analis

Characidae

Piabarchus torrenticola

Piabarchus torrenticola

Characidae

Opalescent Piabina

Piabina anhembi da

Characidae
Silver Piabina

Silver Piabina

Piabina argentea

Characidae

Piabucina astrigata

Piabucina astrigata

Lebiasinidae
Piabucina elongata

Piabucina elongata

Piabucina elongata

Lebiasinidae
Piabucina erythrinoides

Piabucina erythrinoides

Piabucina erythrinoides

Lebiasinidae

Piabucina festae

Piabucina festae

Lebiasinidae

Coastal Piabucus

Piabucus dentatus

Iguanodectidae
Mojarita boca negra

Mojarita boca negra

Piabucus melanostoma

Iguanodectidae
Cachama

Cachama

Piaractus brachypomus

Serrasalmidae
Paraná Pacu

Paraná Pacu

Piaractus mesopotamicus

Serrasalmidae

Venezuelan Pacu

Piaractus orinoquensis

Serrasalmidae

Planaltina britskii

Planaltina britskii

Characidae

Planaltina kaingang

Planaltina kaingang

Characidae

Planaltina myersi

Planaltina myersi

Characidae

Poecilocharax callipterus

Poecilocharax callipterus

Crenuchidae

Poecilocharax rhizoplilus

Poecilocharax rhizoplilus

Crenuchidae

Black Darter Tetra

Poecilocharax weitzmani

Crenuchidae

Poptella

Poptella brevispina

Characidae
Lunar Poptella

Lunar Poptella

Poptella compressa

Characidae

Kite Poptella

Poptella longipinnis

Characidae
Paraguay Poptella

Paraguay Poptella

Poptella paraguayensis

Characidae
Yahuarachi

Yahuarachi

Potamorhina altamazonica

Curimatidae

Potamorhina laticeps

Potamorhina laticeps

Curimatidae
Yahuarachi

Yahuarachi

Potamorhina latior

Curimatidae