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  Characidae
Astyanacinus multidens, Characidae, benthopelagic, 14 TL, 3.0, native.
Acnodon normani, Characidae, benthopelagic, 17 TL, 3.6, native.
Acestrocephalus anomalus, Characidae, benthopelagic, 25 TL, 3.1, native.
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  Characidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Characidae or Characins are a family of freshwater subtropical and tropical fish, belonging to the Order Characiformes.
Among those fishes that remain in the Characidae for the time being are the tetras, comprising the very similar genera Hemigrammus and Hyphessobrycon, as well as a few related forms.
The larger piranhas were originally classified as belonging to the Characidae, but various revisions place them in their own related family, the Serrasalmidae.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Characidae   (324 words)

  
 » Characidae family
Characidae fish come from freshwater fish from Africa, South and Central America and south SUA.
They are related to carps too, but the difference between them is represented by the presence of this adipose fin, the lack of mustaches and the denture.
- Characidae with genus: Hemigrammus, Hyphessobrycon, Megalamphodus, Moenkausia, Tayeria, Alestens, Micralestes
www.tropical-aquariums.com /characidae-family   (354 words)

  
 Familia Characidae
Aceasta familie face parte din subordinul Characoidea, care la randul lui face parte din ordinul Cypriniformes.
Familia Characidae provine din apele dulci din Africa, America de Sud si centrala si sudul S.U.A. Ceea ce are specific aceasta familie, este o aripioara adipoasa care le aseamana cu salmonidele.
Se inrudesc si cu crapii, de care se deosebesc prin aceasta aripioara, prin lipsa mustatilor si printr-o dantura foarte bine dezvoltata.
www.acvarist.ro /familia-characidae.php   (226 words)

  
 Definition of characidae - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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 Serrasalmus altispinis, n. sp. (Characidae) du rio Uatumã (Brésil)
Une nouvelle espèce de Serrasalmus (Teleostei: Characidae: Serrasalminae), S.
- A new species of Serrasalmus (Teleostei: Characidae: Serrasalminae), S.
- Characidae - Serrasalminae - Serrasalmus altispinis - Serrasalmus rhombeus - Brazil - French Guiana - Guyana Shield - Uatumã - Amazon basin - New species.
www.mnhn.fr /sfi/cybium/numeros/french/242/07.summerckx.html   (294 words)

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