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Characidae Children
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Characidae Children
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There are no common names associated with this taxon.
Curated hierarchies for Characidae Children
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Animalia
Bilateria
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Aphyocharax Günther 1868
Axelrodia Géry 1965
Boehlkea Géry 1966
Brycon Müller & Troschel 1844
Carlastyanax Géry 1972
Cheirodon jaguaribensis Fowler 1941
Cheirodon ortegai Vari & Géry 1980
Cheirodon pulcher (Gill 1858)
Ctenobrycon Eigenmann 1908
Deuterodon potaroensis Eigenmann 1909
Exodon Müller & Troschel 1844
Nematobrycon Eigenmann 1911
Paragoniates Steindachner 1876
Petitella Géry & Boutière 1964
Prionobrama Fowler 1913
Thayeria Eigenmann 1908
Triportheus Cope 1872
Xenagoniates Myers 1942
Acanthocharax Eigenmann 1912
Acestrocephalus Eigenmann 1910
Acinocheirodon Malabarba & Weitzman 1999
Acnodon Eigenmann 1903
Acrobrycon Eigenmann & Pearson ex Pearson 1924
Agoniates Müller & Troschel 1845
Ammocryptocharax Weitzman & Kanazawa 1976
Aphyocharacidium Géry 1960
Aphyocheirodon Eigenmann 1915
Aphyodite Eigenmann 1912
Argopleura Eigenmann 1913
Astyanacinus Eigenmann 1907
Astyanax Baird & Girard 1854
Atopomesus Myers 1927
Attonitus Vari & Ortega 2000
Aulixidens Böhlke 1952
Bario Myers 1940
Brachychalcinus Boulenger 1892
Bramocharax Gill ex Gill & Bransford 1877
Brittanichthys Géry 1965
Bryconacidnus Myers ex Eigenmann & Myers 1929
Bryconamericus Eigenmann ex Eigenmann, McAtee & Ward 1907
Bryconella Géry 1965
Bryconexodon Géry 1980
Bryconops Kner 1858
Caiapobrycon Malabarba & Vari 2000
Carlana Strand 1928
Catoprion Müller & Troschel 1844
Ceratobranchia Eigenmann ex Eigenmann, Henn & Wilson 1914
Chalceus Cuvier 1818
Characidium Reinhardt 1867
Charax Scopoli 1777
Cheirodon Girard 1855
Cheirodontops Schultz 1944
Chilobrycon Géry & de Rham 1981
Chrysobrycon Weitzman & Menezes 1998
Clupeacharax Pearson 1924
Colossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903
Compsura Eigenmann 1915
Coptobrycon Géry 1966
Corynopoma Gill 1858
Creagrutus Günther 1864
Crenuchus Günther 1863
Cyanocharax Malabarba & Weitzman 2003
Cynopotamus Valenciennes ex Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850
Deuterodon Eigenmann ex Eigenmann, McAtee & Ward 1907
Diapoma Cope 1894
Elachocharax Myers 1927
Engraulisoma Castro 1981
Galeocharax Fowler 1910
Genycharax Eigenmann 1912
Gephyrocharax Eigenmann 1912
Geryichthys Zarske 1997
Glandulocauda Eigenmann 1911
Gnathocharax Fowler 1913
Grundulus Valenciennes ex Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846
Gymnocharacinus Steindachner 1903
Gymnocorymbus Eigenmann 1908
Gymnotichthys Fernández-Yépez 1950
Hasemania Ellis 1911
Hemibrycon Günther 1864
Hemigrammus Gill 1858
Henochilus Garman 1890
Heterocharax Eigenmann 1912
Heterocheirodon Malabarba 1998
Hollandichthys Eigenmann 1910
Hoplocharax Géry 1966
Hyphessobrycon Durbin ex Eigenmann 1908
Iguanodectes Cope 1872
Inpaichthys Géry & Junk 1977
Klausewitzia Géry 1965
Melanocharacidium Buckup 1993
Metynnis Cope 1878
Microcharacidium Buckup 1993
Mimagoniates Regan 1907
Moenkhausia Eigenmann 1903
Myleus Müller & Troschel 1844
Myloplus Gill 1896
Mylossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903
Oligosarcus Günther 1864
Paracheirodon Géry 1960
Parastremma Eigenmann 1912
Phenacogaster Eigenmann 1907
Piabucus Oken 1817
Piaractus Eigenmann 1903
Poecilocharax Eigenmann 1909
Poptella Eigenmann 1908
Priocharax Weitzman & Vari 1987
Pristella Eigenmann 1908
Probolodus Eigenmann 1911
Pseudocorynopoma Perugia 1891
Pygocentrus Müller & Troschel 1844
Rachoviscus Myers 1926
Rhoadsia Fowler 1911
Roeboides Günther 1864
Serrasalmus Lacepède 1803
Stygichthys Brittan & Böhlke 1965
Tetragonopterus Cuvier 1816
Tyttobrycon Géry 1973
Xenurobrycon Myers & Miranda Ribeiro 1945
65 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the
resource file
for a full list.