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Order

Characiformes

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

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Species · page 4 of 5

Bandtail tetra

Bandtail tetra

Moenkhausia dichroura

Characidae
Sardine Tetra

Sardine Tetra

Moenkhausia gracilima

Characidae
Palescales Tetra

Palescales Tetra

Moenkhausia grandisquamis

Characidae
Gold Line Scissor Tail

Gold Line Scissor Tail

Moenkhausia intermedia

Characidae

Moenkhausia jamesi

Moenkhausia jamesi

Characidae
Moenkhausia lepidura

Moenkhausia lepidura

Moenkhausia lepidura

Characidae

Moenkhausia megalops

Moenkhausia megalops

Characidae

Moenkhausia melogramma

Moenkhausia melogramma

Characidae
Mikia Tetra

Mikia Tetra

Moenkhausia mikia

Characidae
Redeye tetra, Glass tetra

Redeye tetra, Glass tetra

Moenkhausia oligolepis

Characidae

mojara

Moenkhausia simulata

Characidae

Monotocheirodon drilos

Monotocheirodon drilos

Characidae

Monotocheirodon kontos

Monotocheirodon kontos

Characidae

Pacu

Myleus pacu

Serrasalmidae

Myloplus aylan

Myloplus aylan

Serrasalmidae
Red hook silver dollar

Red hook silver dollar

Myloplus rubripinnis

Serrasalmidae
Black band myleus

Black band myleus

Myloplus schomburgkii

Serrasalmidae

silver mylossoma

Mylossoma albiscopum

Serrasalmidae

Mylossoma aureum

Mylossoma aureum

Serrasalmidae
Mylossoma duriventre

Mylossoma duriventre

Mylossoma duriventre

Serrasalmidae
Brown Pencilfish

Brown Pencilfish

Nannostomus eques

Lebiasinidae
Dwarf Pencilfish

Dwarf Pencilfish

Nannostomus marginatus

Lebiasinidae
red pencil

red pencil

Nannostomus mortenthaleri

Lebiasinidae
Three Stripe Pencilfish

Three Stripe Pencilfish

Nannostomus trifasciatus

Lebiasinidae
emperor tetra

emperor tetra

Nematobrycon palmeri

Characidae

Odontostilbe fugitiva

Odontostilbe fugitiva

Characidae
Neon Tetra

Neon Tetra

Paracheirodon innesi

Characidae

Sardina Azul

Paragoniates alburnus

Characidae

Parecbasis cyclolepis

Parecbasis cyclolepis

Characidae

Buckley's Characin

Parodon buckleyi

Parodontidae

Pongo pongo

Parodon pongoensis

Parodontidae
False Rummy Nose Tetra

False Rummy Nose Tetra

Petitella georgiae

Characidae

Phenacogaster pectinata

Phenacogaster pectinata

Characidae
Mojarita boca negra

Mojarita boca negra

Piabucus melanostoma

Iguanodectidae
Cachama

Cachama

Piaractus brachypomus

Serrasalmidae
Lunar Poptella

Lunar Poptella

Poptella compressa

Characidae
Yahuarachi

Yahuarachi

Potamorhina altamazonica

Curimatidae
Yahuarachi

Yahuarachi

Potamorhina latior

Curimatidae

Mojarita

Priocharax pygmaeus

Characidae
glass bloodfish

glass bloodfish

Prionobrama filigera

Characidae

Pristobrycon striolatus

Pristobrycon striolatus

Serrasalmidae
Black Prochilodus

Black Prochilodus

Prochilodus nigricans

Prochilodontidae

Netted prochilod

Prochilodus reticulatus

Prochilodontidae

Prodontocharax alleni

Prodontocharax alleni

Characidae

Prodontocharax howesi

Prodontocharax howesi

Characidae
Mojarita

Mojarita

Protocheirodon pi

Characidae
banded astyanax

banded astyanax

Psalidodon fasciatus

Characidae

Boquiche

Psectrogaster amazonica

Curimatidae

Chio-chio

Psectrogaster rutiloides

Curimatidae

Headstander

Pseudanos gracilis

Anostomidae
Threespot Headstander

Threespot Headstander

Pseudanos trimaculatus

Anostomidae
Batman crested loach

Batman crested loach

Pygocentrus nattereri

Serrasalmidae
Short-lined Pyrrhulina

Short-lined Pyrrhulina

Pyrrhulina brevis

Lebiasinidae

Urquisho

Pyrrhulina laeta

Lebiasinidae

Pyrrhulina punctata

Pyrrhulina punctata

Lebiasinidae

Halfbanded Pyrrhulina

Pyrrhulina semifasciata

Lebiasinidae

copeina

Pyrrhulina spilota

Lebiasinidae
Banded Pyrrhulina

Banded Pyrrhulina

Pyrrhulina vittata

Lebiasinidae

Zigzag Pyrrhulina

Pyrrhulina zigzag

Lebiasinidae
Biara

Biara

Rhaphiodon vulpinus

Cynodontidae