Characidae

Classification

Genera in Characidae

• Astyanax — 174 species: Astyanax abramis, Astyanax acatlanensis, Astyanax aeneus, Astyanax ajuricaba, Astyanax altior, Astyanax altiparanae, Astyanax anai, Astyanax angustifrons
• Hyphessobrycon — 172 species: Hyphessobrycon acaciae, Hyphessobrycon agulha, Hyphessobrycon albolineatum, Hyphessobrycon amandae, Hyphessobrycon amapaensis, Hyphessobrycon amaronensis, Hyphessobrycon anisitsi, Hyphessobrycon arianae
• Moenkhausia — 100 species: Moenkhausia abyss, Moenkhausia affinis, Moenkhausia agnesae, Moenkhausia alesis, Moenkhausia andrica, Moenkhausia atahualpiana, Moenkhausia aurantia, Moenkhausia australe
• Bryconamericus — 84 species: Bryconamericus agna, Bryconamericus alfredae, Bryconamericus alpha, Bryconamericus andresoi, Bryconamericus arilepis, Bryconamericus bayano, Bryconamericus bolivianus, Bryconamericus brevirostris
• Creagrutus — 77 species: Creagrutus affinis, Creagrutus amoenus, Creagrutus anary, Creagrutus andaki, Creagrutus argos, Creagrutus atratus, Creagrutus atrisignum, Creagrutus barrigai
• Hemigrammus — 68 species: Hemigrammus aereus, Hemigrammus aguaruna, Hemigrammus amacayacu, Hemigrammus analis, Hemigrammus arua, Hemigrammus ataktos, Hemigrammus barrigonae, Hemigrammus bellottii
• Hemibrycon — 46 species: Hemibrycon antioquiae, Hemibrycon beni, Hemibrycon boquiae, Hemibrycon brevispini, Hemibrycon cairoense, Hemibrycon cairoensis, Hemibrycon cardalensis, Hemibrycon carrilloi
• Tetragonopterus — 35 species: Tetragonopterus agassizii, Tetragonopterus akamai, Tetragonopterus anomalus, Tetragonopterus anostomus, Tetragonopterus araguaiensis, Tetragonopterus argenteus, Tetragonopterus artedii, Tetragonopterus astictus
• Knodus — 32 species: Knodus albolineatus, Knodus angustus, Knodus borki, Knodus breviceps, Knodus caquetae, Knodus chapadae, Knodus cinarucoensis, Knodus cupariensis
• Jupiaba — 27 species: Jupiaba abramoides, Jupiaba acanthogaster, Jupiaba anteroides, Jupiaba apenima, Jupiaba asymmetrica, Jupiaba atypindi, Jupiaba citrina, Jupiaba elassonaktis
• Phenacogaster — 24 species: Phenacogaster apletostigma, Phenacogaster beni, Phenacogaster calverti, Phenacogaster capitulatus, Phenacogaster carteri, Phenacogaster eurytaenia, Phenacogaster franciscoensis, Phenacogaster jancupa
• Charax — 23 species: Charax apurensis, Charax awa, Charax caudimaculatus, Charax condei, Charax cyprinoides, Charax delimai, Charax gibbosus, Charax gracilis
• Oligosarcus — 22 species: Oligosarcus acutirostris, Oligosarcus amome, Oligosarcus argenteus, Oligosarcus bolivianus, Oligosarcus brevioris, Oligosarcus hepsetus, Oligosarcus itau, Oligosarcus jacuiensis
• Roeboides — 22 species: Roeboides affinis, Roeboides araguaito, Roeboides biserialis, Roeboides bouchellei, Roeboides bussingi, Roeboides carti, Roeboides dayi, Roeboides descalvadensis
• Odontostilbe — 20 species: Odontostilbe avanhandava, Odontostilbe dialeptura, Odontostilbe dierythrura, Odontostilbe ecuadorensis, Odontostilbe euspilurus, Odontostilbe fugitiva, Odontostilbe littoris, Odontostilbe microcephala
• Serrapinnus — 15 species: Serrapinnus aster, Serrapinnus calliurus, Serrapinnus gracilis, Serrapinnus heterodon, Serrapinnus kriegi, Serrapinnus lucindai, Serrapinnus malabarbai, Serrapinnus microdon
• Gephyrocharax — 14 species: Gephyrocharax atracaudatus, Gephyrocharax caucanus, Gephyrocharax chaparae, Gephyrocharax chocoensis, Gephyrocharax intermedius, Gephyrocharax machadoi, Gephyrocharax major, Gephyrocharax martae
• Cynopotamus — 13 species: Cynopotamus amazonum, Cynopotamus argenteus, Cynopotamus atratoensis, Cynopotamus bipunctatus, Cynopotamus essequibensis, Cynopotamus gouldingi, Cynopotamus juruenae, Cynopotamus kincaidi
• Aphyocharax — 12 species: Aphyocharax agassizii, Aphyocharax alburnus, Aphyocharax anisitsi, Aphyocharax brevicaudatus, Aphyocharax colifax, Aphyocharax dentatus, Aphyocharax erythrurus, Aphyocharax gracilis
• Chalceus — 10 species: Chalceus epakros, Chalceus erythrurus, Chalceus fasciatus, Chalceus flavicolis, Chalceus guaporensis, Chalceus labrosus, Chalceus latus, Chalceus macrolepidotus
• Cheirodon — 10 species: Cheirodon australe, Cheirodon galusdai, Cheirodon ibicuhiensis, Cheirodon interruptus, Cheirodon jaguaribensis, Cheirodon kiliani, Cheirodon luelingi, Cheirodon ortegai
• Deuterodon — 10 species: Deuterodon iguape, Deuterodon intermedius, Deuterodon langei, Deuterodon longirostris, Deuterodon parahybae, Deuterodon potaroensis, Deuterodon rosae, Deuterodon singularis
• Cyanocharax — 9 species: Cyanocharax alburnus, Cyanocharax alegretensis, Cyanocharax alegretesis, Cyanocharax dicropotamicus, Cyanocharax itaimbe, Cyanocharax lepiclastus, Cyanocharax obi, Cyanocharax tipiaia
• Hasemania — 9 species: Hasemania crenuchoides, Hasemania hanseni, Hasemania kalunga, Hasemania maxillaris, Hasemania melanura, Hasemania nambiquara, Hasemania nana, Hasemania piatan
• Acestrocephalus — 8 species:
• Diapoma — 8 species:
• Microschemobrycon — 8 species:
• Brachychalcinus — 7 species:
• Mimagoniates — 7 species:
• Chrysobrycon — 6 species:
• Ctenobrycon — 6 species:
• Poptella — 6 species:
• Rhinopetitia — 6 species:
• Tyttobrycon — 6 species:
• Xenurobrycon — 6 species:
• Ceratobranchia — 5 species:
• Priocharax — 5 species:
• Psalidodon — 5 species:
• Argopleura — 4 species:
• Bramocharax — 4 species:
• Bryconacidnus — 4 species:
• Gymnocorymbus — 4 species:
• Planaltina — 4 species:
• Pseudochalceus — 4 species:
• Saccoderma — 4 species:
• Spintherobolus — 4 species:
• Thayeria — 4 species:
• Tyttocharax — 4 species:
• Acrobrycon — 3 species:
• Aphyodite — 3 species:
• Astyanacinus — 3 species:
• Attonitus — 3 species:
• Axelrodia — 3 species:
• Galeocharax — 3 species:
• Grundulus — 3 species:
• Hypobrycon — 3 species:
• Microgenys — 3 species:
• Monotocheirodon — 3 species:
• Nematocharax — 3 species:
• Parastremma — 3 species:
• Piabina — 3 species:
• Pristella — 3 species:
• Probolodus — 3 species:
• Prodontocharax — 3 species:
• Pseudocorynopoma — 3 species:
• Trutta — 3 species:
• Aphyocharacidium — 2 species:
• Boehlkea — 2 species:
• Brittanichthys — 2 species:
• Bryconadenos — 2 species:
• Bryconexodon — 2 species:
• Compsura — 2 species:
• Eretmobrycon — 2 species:
• Glandulocauda — 2 species:
• Heterocheirodon — 2 species:
• Hollandichthys — 2 species:
• Kolpotocheirodon — 2 species:
• Lepidocharax — 2 species:
• Macropsobrycon — 2 species:
• Markiana — 2 species:
• Nematobrycon — 2 species:
• Paragoniates — 2 species:
• Parapristella — 2 species:
• Phallobrycon — 2 species:
• Piabarchus — 2 species:
• Prionobrama — 2 species:
• Pseudocheirodon — 2 species:
• Pterobrycon — 2 species:
• Rachoviscus — 2 species:
• Rhoadsia — 2 species:
• Roeboexodon — 2 species:
• Scopaeocharax — 2 species:
• Stethaprion — 2 species:
• Varicharax — 2 species:
• Acanthocharax — 1 species:
• Acinocheirodon — 1 species:
• Amazonspinther — 1 species:
• Annulotrematoidess — 1 species:
• Aphyocheirodon — 1 species:
• Atopomesus — 1 species:
• Aulixidens — 1 species:
• Bario — 1 species:
• Bryconella — 1 species:
• Bryconetes — 1 species:
• Caiapobrycon — 1 species:
• Carlana — 1 species:
• Cheirodontops — 1 species:
• Coptobrycon — 1 species:
• Corynopoma — 1 species:
• Ctenocheirodon — 1 species:
• Cyanogaster — 1 species:
• Dectobrycon — 1 species:
• Ectrepopterus — 1 species:
• Erythrocharax — 1 species:
• Exodon — 1 species:
• Genycharax — 1 species:
• Gymnocharacinus — 1 species:
• Gymnotichthys — 1 species:
• Hysteronotus — 1 species:
• Inpaichthys — 1 species:

Showing the 120 genera with the most species records held.

Source and Attribution

Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.