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Characiformes

The hobbyist names for Characiformes, and the families they cover.

Species: 209
Groups: 6
Families: 18

Groups here6

Tetras104 species
Piranhas & Pacus24 species
Pencilfishes & ‘Splashing Tetras’22 species
Other characiforms18 species
Headstanders13 species
Hatchetfishes6 species

Families in this group

Characidae93 species
Serrasalmidae24 species
Lebiasinidae22 species
Anostomidae12 species
Alestidae7 species
Acestrorhynchidae6 species
Gasteropelecidae6 species
Ctenoluciidae5 species
Cynodontidae5 species
Iguanodectidae4 species
Crenuchidae2 species
Chilodontidae1 species

Where they come fromnative records only

Brazil90 profiles
Venezuela45 profiles
Peru39 profiles
Colombia35 profiles
Guyana29 profiles
Bolivia20 profiles

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