Characidae

Characins; tetras

207 species

1. 1Acanthocharax microlepis Eigenmann, 1912fresh · tropical
2. 2Acestrocephalus acutus Menezes, 2006fresh · tropical
3. 3Acestrocephalus anomalus (Steindachner, 1880)fresh · tropical
4. 4Acestrocephalus boehlkei Menezes, 1977fresh · tropical
5. 5Acestrocephalus maculosus Menezes, 2006fresh · tropical
6. 6Acestrocephalus nigrifasciatus Menezes, 2006fresh · tropical
7. 7Acestrocephalus pallidus Menezes, 2006fresh · tropical
8. 8Acestrocephalus sardina (Fowler, 1913)fresh · tropical
9. 9Acestrocephalus stigmatus Menezes, 2006fresh · tropical
10. 10Acinocheirodon melanogramma Malabarba & Weitzman, 1999fresh · tropical
11. 11Amazonichthys camelierae Esguícero & Mendonça, 2023fresh · tropical
12. 12Amazonichthys lindeae (Géry, 1973)fresh · tropical
13. 13Amazonichthys lu Esguícero & Mendonça, 2023fresh · tropical
14. 14Aphyocharacidium bolivianum Géry, 1973fresh · tropical
15. 15Aphyocharacidium melandetum (Eigenmann, 1912)fresh · tropical
16. 16Aphyocharax agassizii (Steindachner, 1882)fresh · tropical
17. 17Aphyocharax alburnus (Günther, 1869) · Goldencrown tetrafresh · tropical
18. 18Aphyocharax anisitsi Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 · Bloodfin tetrafresh · subtropical
19. 19Aphyocharax colifax Taphorn & Thomerson, 1991fresh · tropical
20. 20Aphyocharax dentatus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903fresh
21. 21Aphyocharax erythrurus Eigenmann, 1912 · Flametail tetrafresh · tropical
22. 22Aphyocharax gracilis Fowler, 1940fresh · tropical
23. 23Aphyocharax nattereri (Steindachner, 1882)fresh · tropical
24. 24Aphyocharax pusillus Günther, 1868fresh · tropical
25. 25Aphyocharax rathbuni Eigenmann, 1907 · Redflank bloodfinfresh · tropical
26. 26Aphyocharax yekwanae Willink, Chernoff & Machado-Allison, 2003fresh · tropical
27. 27Aphyocheirodon hemigrammus Eigenmann, 1915fresh · tropical
28. 28Atopomesus pachyodus Myers, 1927fresh · tropical
29. 29Bryconexodon juruenae Géry, 1980fresh · tropical
30. 30Bryconexodon trombetasi Jégu, Santos & Ferreira, 1991fresh · tropical
31. 31Charax apurensis Lucena, 1987fresh · tropical
32. 32Charax awa Guimarães, Brito, Ferreira & Ottoni, 2018fresh · tropical
33. 33Charax caudimaculatus Lucena, 1987fresh · tropical
34. 34Charax condei (Géry & Knöppel, 1976)fresh · tropical
35. 35Charax delimai Menezes & Lucena, 2014fresh · tropical
36. 36Charax gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Glass headstanderfresh · tropical
37. 37Charax hemigrammus (Eigenmann, 1912)fresh · tropical
38. 38Charax leticiae Lucena, 1987fresh · tropical
39. 39Charax macrolepis (Kner, 1858)fresh · tropical
40. 40Charax metae Eigenmann, 1922fresh · tropical
41. 41Charax michaeli Lucena, 1989fresh · tropical
42. 42Charax niger Lucena, 1989fresh · tropical
43. 43Charax notulatus Lucena, 1987fresh · tropical
44. 44Charax pauciradiatus (Günther, 1864)fresh · tropical
45. 45Charax rupununi Eigenmann, 1912fresh · tropical
46. 46Charax stenopterus (Cope, 1894)fresh · subtropical
47. 47Charax tectifer (Cope, 1870)fresh · tropical
48. 48Charax unimaculatus Lucena, 1989fresh · tropical
49. 49Cheirodon australe Eigenmann, 1928fresh · subtropical
50. 50Cheirodon galusdae Eigenmann, 1928fresh · subtropical
51. 51Cheirodon ibicuhiensis Eigenmann, 1915fresh · subtropical
52. 52Cheirodon interruptus (Jenyns, 1842) · Uruguay tetrafresh · subtropical
53. 53Cheirodon jaguaribensis Fowler, 1941fresh · tropical
54. 54Cheirodon kiliani Campos, 1982fresh · temperate
55. 55Cheirodon luelingi Géry, 1964fresh · tropical
56. 56Cheirodon ortegai Vari & Géry, 1980fresh · tropical
57. 57Cheirodon parahybae Eigenmann, 1915fresh · tropical
58. 58Cheirodon pisciculus Girard, 1855fresh · subtropical
59. 59Cheirodontops geayi Schultz, 1944fresh · tropical
60. 60Compsura gorgonae (Evermann & Goldsborough, 1909)fresh · tropical
61. 61Compsura heterura Eigenmann, 1915fresh · tropical
62. 62Ctenocheirodon pristis Malabarba & Jerep, 2012fresh · tropical
63. 63Cyanogaster geisleri (Zarske & Géry, 2007)fresh · tropical
64. 64Cyanogaster noctivaga Mattox, Britz, Toledo-Piza & Marinho, 2013fresh · tropical
65. 65Cynopotamus amazonum (Günther, 1868)fresh · tropical
66. 66Cynopotamus argenteus (Valenciennes, 1836)fresh · subtropical
67. 67Cynopotamus atratoensis (Eigenmann, 1907)fresh · tropical
68. 68Cynopotamus bipunctatus Pellegrin, 1909fresh · tropical
69. 69Cynopotamus essequibensis Eigenmann, 1912fresh · tropical
70. 70Cynopotamus gouldingi Menezes, 1987fresh · tropical
71. 71Cynopotamus juruenae Menezes, 1987fresh · tropical
72. 72Cynopotamus kincaidi (Schultz, 1950)fresh · subtropical
73. 73Cynopotamus magdalenae (Steindachner, 1879)fresh · tropical
74. 74Cynopotamus tocantinensis Menezes, 1987fresh · tropical
75. 75Cynopotamus venezuelae (Schultz, 1944)fresh · tropical
76. 76Cynopotamus xinguano Menezes, 2007fresh · tropical
77. 77Exodon paradoxus Müller & Troschel, 1844 · Bucktooth tetrafresh · tropical
78. 78Galeocharax gulo (Cope, 1870)fresh · tropical
79. 79Galeocharax humeralis (Valenciennes, 1834)fresh · tropical
80. 80Galeocharax knerii (Steindachner, 1879)fresh · tropical
81. 81Heterocheirodon jacuiensis Malabarba & Bertaco, 1999fresh · tropical
82. 82Heterocheirodon yatai (Casciotta, Miquelarena & Protogino, 1992)fresh · temperate
83. 83Kolpotocheirodon figueiredoi Malabarba, Lima & Weitzman, 2004fresh · tropical
84. 84Kolpotocheirodon theloura Malabarba & Weitzman, 2000fresh · subtropical
85. 85Leptagoniates steindachneri Boulenger, 1887fresh · tropical
86. 86Macropsobrycon uruguayanae Eigenmann, 1915fresh · subtropical
87. 87Macropsobrycon xinguensis Géry, 1973fresh · subtropical
88. 88Microschemobrycon callops Böhlke, 1953fresh · tropical
89. 89Microschemobrycon casiquiare Böhlke, 1953fresh · subtropical
90. 90Microschemobrycon elongatus Géry, 1973fresh · subtropical
91. 91Microschemobrycon geisleri Géry, 1973fresh · tropical
92. 92Microschemobrycon guaporensis Eigenmann, 1915fresh · subtropical
93. 93Microschemobrycon melanotus (Eigenmann, 1912)fresh · tropical
94. 94Microschemobrycon meyburgi Meinken, 1975fresh · tropical
95. 95Nanocheirodon insignis (Steindachner, 1880)fresh · tropical
96. 96Odontostilbe avanhandava Chuctaya, Bührnheim & Malabarba, 2018fresh · tropical
97. 97Odontostilbe dialeptura (Fink & Weitzman, 1974)fresh · tropical
98. 98Odontostilbe dierythrura Fowler, 1940fresh · tropical
99. 99Odontostilbe ecuadorensis Bührnheim & Malabarba, 2006fresh · tropical
100. 100Odontostilbe euspilurus (Fowler, 1945)fresh · tropical
101. 101Odontostilbe fugitiva Cope, 1870fresh · tropical
102. 102Odontostilbe littoris (Géry, 1960)fresh · tropical
103. 103Odontostilbe microcephala Eigenmann, 1907fresh · tropical
104. 104Odontostilbe mitoptera (Fink & Weitzman, 1974)fresh · tropical
105. 105Odontostilbe nareuda Bührnheim & Malabarba, 2006fresh · tropical
106. 106Odontostilbe pao Bührnheim & Malabarba, 2007fresh · tropical
107. 107Odontostilbe paraguayensis Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903fresh · tropical
108. 108Odontostilbe parecis Bührnheim & Malabarba, 2006fresh · tropical
109. 109Odontostilbe pequira (Steindachner, 1882)fresh · tropical
110. 110Odontostilbe pulchra (Gill, 1858)fresh · tropical
111. 111Odontostilbe roloffi Géry, 1972fresh · tropical
112. 112Odontostilbe splendida Bührnheim & Malabarba, 2007fresh · tropical
113. 113Odontostilbe stenodon (Eigenmann, 1915)fresh · tropical
114. 114Odontostilbe weitzmani Chuctaya, Bührnheim & Malabarba, 2018fresh · tropical
115. 115Paragoniates alburnus Steindachner, 1876fresh · tropical
116. 116Phenacogaster apletostigma Lucena & Gama, 2007fresh · tropical
117. 117Phenacogaster beni Eigenmann, 1911fresh · tropical
118. 118Phenacogaster calverti (Fowler, 1941)fresh · tropical
119. 119Phenacogaster capitulata Lucena & Malabarba, 2010fresh · tropical
120. 120Phenacogaster carteri (Norman, 1934)fresh · tropical
121. 121Phenacogaster franciscoensis Eigenmann, 1911fresh · subtropical
122. 122Phenacogaster guayupe Romero-Figueroa & Carvalho, 2024fresh · tropical
123. 123Phenacogaster jancupa Malabarba & Lucena, 1995fresh · tropical
124. 124Phenacogaster lucenae Souza, Mattox, Vita, Ochoa, Melo & Oliveira, 2023fresh · tropical
125. 125Phenacogaster maculoblonga Lucena & Malabarba, 2010fresh · tropical
126. 126Phenacogaster megalostictus Eigenmann, 1909fresh · tropical
127. 127Phenacogaster microstictus Eigenmann, 1909fresh · tropical
128. 128Phenacogaster napoatilis Lucena & Malabarba, 2010fresh · tropical
129. 129Phenacogaster nukak Romero-Figueroa & Carvalho, 2024fresh · tropical
130. 130Phenacogaster ojitata Lucena & Malabarba, 2010fresh · tropical
131. 131Phenacogaster pectinata (Cope, 1870)fresh · tropical
132. 132Phenacogaster prolata Lucena & Malabarba, 2010fresh · tropical
133. 133Phenacogaster retropinnus Lucena & Malabarba, 2010fresh · tropical
134. 134Phenacogaster simulata Lucena & Malabarba, 2010fresh · tropical
135. 135Phenacogaster suborbitalis Ahl, 1936fresh · subtropical
136. 136Phenacogaster tegatus (Eigenmann, 1911)fresh · tropical
137. 137Phenacogaster tukano Romero-Figueroa & Carvalho, 2024fresh · tropical
138. 138Phenacogaster wayampi Le Bail & Lucena, 2010fresh · tropical
139. 139Phenacogaster wayana Le Bail & Lucena, 2010fresh · tropical
140. 140Phenacogaster yari Romero-Figueroa & Carvalho, 2024fresh · tropical
141. 141Phenagoniates macrolepis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)fresh · tropical
142. 142Prionobrama filigera (Cope, 1870) · Glass bloodfinfresh · tropical
143. 143Prionobrama paraguayensis (Eigenmann, 1914)fresh · tropical
144. 144Prodontocharax alleni Böhlke, 1953fresh · tropical
145. 145Prodontocharax howesi (Fowler, 1940)fresh · tropical
146. 146Prodontocharax melanotus Pearson, 1924fresh · tropical
147. 147Protocheirodon pi (Vari, 1978)fresh · tropical
148. 148Pseudocheirodon arnoldi (Boulenger, 1909)fresh · tropical
149. 149Pseudocheirodon terrabae Bussing, 1967fresh · tropical
150. 150Roeboexodon geryi Myers, 1960fresh · tropical
151. 151Roeboexodon guyanensis (Puyo, 1948)fresh · tropical
152. 152Roeboides affinis (Günther, 1868)fresh · tropical
153. 153Roeboides araguaito Lucena, 2003fresh · tropical
154. 154Roeboides biserialis (Garman, 1890)fresh · tropical
155. 155Roeboides bouchellei Fowler, 1923 · Crystal tetrafresh · subtropical
156. 156Roeboides bussingi Matamoros, Chakrabarty, Angulo, Garita-Alvarado & McMahan, 2013fresh · tropical
157. 157Roeboides carti Lucena, 2000fresh · tropical
158. 158Roeboides dayi (Steindachner, 1878)fresh · tropical
159. 159Roeboides descalvadensis Fowler, 1932 · Parana scale-eating characinfresh · subtropical
160. 160Roeboides dientonito Schultz, 1944fresh · tropical
161. 161Roeboides dispar Lucena, 2001fresh · tropical
162. 162Roeboides guatemalensis (Günther, 1864) · Guatemalan headstanderfresh · tropical
163. 163Roeboides ilseae Bussing, 1986fresh · tropical
164. 164Roeboides loftini Lucena, 2011fresh · tropical
165. 165Roeboides margareteae Lucena, 2003fresh · tropical
166. 166Roeboides microlepis (Reinhardt, 1851)fresh · tropical
167. 167Roeboides myersii Gill, 1870fresh · tropical
168. 168Roeboides numerosus Lucena, 2000fresh · tropical
169. 169Roeboides occidentalis Meek & Hildebrand, 1916fresh · tropical
170. 170Roeboides oligistos Lucena, 2000fresh · tropical
171. 171Roeboides prognathus (Boulenger, 1895)fresh · subtropical
172. 172Roeboides sazimai Lucena, 2007fresh · tropical
173. 173Roeboides xenodon (Reinhardt, 1851)fresh · tropical
174. 174Saccoderma hastata (Eigenmann, 1913)fresh · tropical
175. 175Saccoderma melanostigma Schultz, 1944fresh · tropical
176. 176Saccoderma robusta Dahl, 1955fresh · tropical
177. 177Serrapinnus aster Malabarba & Jerep, 2014fresh · tropical
178. 178Serrapinnus calliurus (Boulenger, 1900)fresh · tropical
179. 179Serrapinnus gracilis (Géry, 1960)fresh · tropical
180. 180Serrapinnus heterodon (Eigenmann, 1915)fresh · tropical
181. 181Serrapinnus kriegi (Schindler, 1937)fresh · tropical
182. 182Serrapinnus lucindai Jerep & Malabarba, 2014fresh · tropical
183. 183Serrapinnus malabarbai Jerep, Dagosta & Ohara, 2018fresh · tropical
184. 184Serrapinnus microdon (Eigenmann, 1915)fresh · tropical
185. 185Serrapinnus micropterus (Eigenmann, 1907)fresh · tropical
186. 186Serrapinnus notomelas (Eigenmann, 1915)fresh · tropical
187. 187Serrapinnus piaba (Lütken, 1875)fresh · tropical
188. 188Serrapinnus potiguar Jerep & Malabarba, 2014fresh · tropical
189. 189Serrapinnus sterbai Zarske, 2012fresh · tropical
190. 190Serrapinnus tocantinensis Malabarba & Jerep, 2014fresh · tropical
191. 191Serrapinnus zanatae Jerep, Camelier & Malabarba, 2016fresh · tropical
192. 192Tetragonopterus anostomus Silva & Benine, 2011fresh · tropical
193. 193Tetragonopterus araguaiensis Silva, Melo, Oliveira & Benine, 2013fresh · tropical
194. 194Tetragonopterus argenteus Cuvier, 1816fresh · tropical
195. 195Tetragonopterus carvalhoi Melo, Benine, Mariguela & Oliveira, 2011fresh · tropical
196. 196Tetragonopterus chalceus Spix & Agassiz, 1829fresh · tropical
197. 197Tetragonopterus daguae (Eigenmann, 1913)fresh · tropical
198. 198Tetragonopterus denticulatus Silva, Melo, Oliveira & Benine, 2013fresh · tropical
199. 199Tetragonopterus franciscoensis Silva, Melo, Oliveira & Benine, 2016fresh · tropical
200. 200Tetragonopterus georgiae (Géry, 1965)fresh · tropical
201. 201Tetragonopterus juruena Silva, Melo, Oliveira & Benine, 2016fresh · tropical
202. 202Tetragonopterus kuluene Silva, Melo, Oliveira & Benine, 2016fresh · tropical
203. 203Tetragonopterus manaos Urbanski, Melo, Silva & Benine, 2018fresh · tropical
204. 204Tetragonopterus ommatus Silva, Melo, Oliveira & Benine, 2016fresh · tropical
205. 205Tetragonopterus rarus (Zarske, Géry & Isbrücker, 2004)fresh · tropical
206. 206Tetragonopterus signatus Burmeister, 1861fresh · subtropical
207. 207Xenagoniates bondi Myers, 1942fresh · tropical

Source: FishBase v25.04 (fishbase.org), via cboettig/fishbase, fetched 2026-10-18.