Characidae

List kinds and species

kind Acanthocharax Eigenmann, 1912
kind Acestrocephalus Eigenmann, 1910
kind Acinocheirodon Malabarba and Weitzman, 1999
kind Acnodon Eigenmann, 1903
kind Acrobrycon Eigenmann and Pearson in Pearson, 1924
kind Agoniates Müller and Troschel, 1845
kind Ammocryptocharax Weitzman and Kanazawa, 1976
kind Aphyocharacidium Géry, 1960
kind Aphyocheirodon Eigenmann, 1915
kind Aphyodite Eigenmann, 1912
kind Argopleura Eigenmann, 1913
kind Astyanacinus Eigenmann, 1907
kind Astyanax Baird and Girard, 1854
kind Atopomesus Myers, 1927
kind Attonitus Vari and Ortega, 2000
kind Aulixidens Böhlke, 1952
kind Bario Myers, 1940
kind Brachychalcinus Boulenger, 1892
kind Bramocharax Gill in Gill and Bransford, 1877
kind Brittanichthys Géry, 1965
kind Bryconacidnus Myers in Eigenmann and Myers, 1929
kind Bryconamericus Eigenmann in Eigenmann, McAtee and Ward, 1907
kind Bryconella Géry, 1965
kind Bryconexodon Géry, 1980
kind Bryconops Kner, 1858
kind Caiapobrycon Malabarba and Vari, 2000
kind Carlana Strand, 1928
kind Catoprion Müller and Troschel, 1844
kind Ceratobranchia Eigenmann in Eigenmann, Henn and Wilson, 1914
kind Chalceus Vat, 1818
kind Characidium Reinhardt, 1867
kind Charax Scopoli, 1777
kind Cheirodon Girard, 1855
kind Cheirodontops Schultz, 1944
kind Chilobrycon Géry and of Rham, 1981
kind Chrysobrycon Weitzman and Menezes, 1998
kind Clupeacharax Pearson, 1924
kind Colossoma Eigenmann and Kennedy, 1903
kind Compsura Eigenmann, 1915
kind Coptobrycon Géry, 1966
kind Corynopoma Gill, 1858
kind Creagrutus Günther, 1864
kind Crenuchus Günther, 1863
kind Cyanocharax Malabarba and Weitzman, 2003
kind Valencian Cynopotamus in Vat and Valencians, 1850
kind Deuterodon Eigenmann in Eigenmann, McAtee and Ward, 1907
kind Diapoma Cope, 1894
kind Elachocharax Myers, 1927
kind Engraulisoma Castro, 1981
kind Galeocharax Fowler, 1910
kind Genycharax Eigenmann, 1912
kind Gephyrocharax Eigenmann, 1912
kind Geryichthys Zarske, 1997
kind Glandulocauda Eigenmann, 1911
kind Gnathocharax Fowler, 1913
kind Grundulus Valencian in Vat and Valencians, 1846
kind Gymnocharacinus Steindachner, 1903
kind Gymnocorymbus Eigenmann, 1908
kind Gymnotichthys Fernández-Yépez, 1950
kind Hasemania Ellis, 1911
kind Hemibrycon Günther, 1864
kind Hemigrammus Gill, 1858
kind Henochilus Garman, 1890
kind Heterocharax Eigenmann, 1912
kind Heterocheirodon Malabarba, 1998
kind Hollandichthys Eigenmann, 1910
kind Hoplocharax Géry, 1966
kind Hyphessobrycon Durbin in Eigenmann, 1908
kind Hypobrycon Malabarba and Malabarba, 1994
kind Hysteronotus Eigenmann, 1911
kind Iguanodectes Cope, 1872
kind Inpaichthys Géry and Junk, 1977
kind Iotabrycon Roberts, 1973
kind Jupiaba Zanata, 1997
kind Klausewitzia Géry, 1965
kind Knodus Eigenmann, 1911
kind Kolpotocheirodon Malabarba and Weitzman, 2000
kind Landonia Eigenmann and Henn in Eigenmann, Henn and Wilson, 1914
kind Leptagoniates Boulenger, 1887
kind Leptobrycon Eigenmann, 1915
kind Leptocharacidium Buckup, 1993
kind Lignobrycon Eigenmann and Myers, 1929
kind Lonchogenys Myers, 1927
kind Lophiobrycon Castro, Ribeira, Benine and Mello, 2003
kind Macropsobrycon Eigenmann, 1915
kind Markiana Eigenmann, 1903
kind Melanocharacidium Buckup, 1993
kind Metynnis Cope, 1878
kind Microcharacidium Buckup, 1993
kind Microgenys Eigenmann, 1913
kind Microschemobrycon Eigenmann, 1915
kind Mimagoniates Regan, 1907
kind Mixobrycon Eigenmann, 1915
kind Moenkhausia Eigenmann, 1903
kind Monotocheirodon Eigenmann and Pearson in Pearson, 1924
kind Valencian Mylesinus in Vat and Valencians, 1850
kind Myleus Müller and Troschel, 1844
kind Myloplus Gill, 1896
kind Mylossoma Eigenmann and Kennedy, 1903
kind Nanocheirodon Malabarba, 1998
kind Nematocharax Weitzman, Menezes and Britski, 1986
kind Odontocharacidium Buckup, 1993
kind Odontostilbe Cope, 1870
kind Odontostoechus Gums, 1947
kind Oligobrycon Eigenmann, 1915
kind Oligosarcus Günther, 1864
kind Orthospinus Reis, 1989
kind Ossubtus Jégu, 1992
kind Othonocheirodus Myers, 1927
kind Oxybrycon Géry, 1964
kind Paracheirodon Géry, 1960
kind Parapristella Géry, 1964
kind Parastremma Eigenmann, 1912
kind Parecbasis Eigenmann, 1914
kind Phenacobrycon Eigenmann, 1922
kind Phenacogaster Eigenmann, 1907
kind Phenagoniates Eigenmann and Wilson in Eigenmann, Henn and Wilson, 1914
kind Piabarchus Myers, 1928
kind Piabina Reinhardt, 1867
kind Piabucus Oken, 1817
kind Piaractus Eigenmann, 1903
kind Planaltina Böhlke, 1954
kind Poecilocharax Eigenmann, 1909
kind Poptella Eigenmann, 1908
kind Priocharax Weitzman and Vari, 1987
kind Pristella Eigenmann, 1908
kind Pristobrycon Eigenmann, 1915
kind Probolodus Eigenmann, 1911
kind Prodontocharax Eigenmann and Pearson in Pearson, 1924
kind Psalidodon Eigenmann, 1911
kind Psellogrammus Eigenmann, 1908
kind Pseudochalceus Kner, 1863
kind Pseudocheirodon Meek and Hildebrand, 1916
kind Pseudocorynopoma Perugia, 1891
kind Pterobrycon Eigenmann, 1913
kind Ptychocharax Weitzman, Fink, Machado-Allison and Royero L., 1994
kind Pygocentrus Müller and Troschel, 1844
kind Pygopristis Müller and Troschel, 1844
kind Rachoviscus Myers, 1926
kind Rhinobrycon Myers, 1944
kind Rhinopetitia Géry, 1964
kind Rhoadsia Fowler, 1911
kind Roeboexodon Géry, 1959
kind Roeboides Günther, 1864
kind Saccoderma Schultz, 1944
kind Salminus Agassiz in Spix and Agassiz, 1829
kind Schultzites Géry, 1964
kind Scissor Günther, 1864
kind Scopaeocharax Weitzman and Fink, 1985
kind Serrabrycon Vari, 1986
kind Serrapinnus Malabarba, 1998
kind Serrasalmus Lacepède, 1803
kind Skiotocharax Presswell, Weitzman and Bergquist, 2000
kind Spintherobolus Eigenmann, 1911
kind Stethaprion Cope, 1870
kind Stichonodon Eigenmann, 1903
kind Stygichthys Brittan and Böhlke, 1965
kind Tetragonopterus Vat, 1816
kind Thrissobrycon Böhlke, 1953
kind Valencian Tometes in Vat and Valencians, 1850
kind Tucanoichthys Géry and Römer, 1997
kind Tyttobrycon Géry, 1973
kind Tyttocharax Fowler, 1913
kind Utiaritichthys Miranda Ribeiro, 1937
kind Xenurobrycon Myers and Miranda Ribeiro, 1945

Cheirodon jaguaribensis Fowler, 1941
Cheirodon ortegai Vari and Géry, 1980
Cheirodon pulcher (Gill, 1858)
Deuterodon potaroensis Eigenmann, 1909

kind Aphyocharax Günther, 1868
kind Axelrodia Géry, 1965
kind Boehlkea Géry, 1966
kind Brycon Müller and Troschel, 1844
kind Carlastyanax Géry, 1972
kind Ctenobrycon Eigenmann, 1908
kind Exodon Müller and Troschel, 1844
kind Nematobrycon Eigenmann, 1911
kind Paragoniates Steindachner, 1876
kind Petitella Géry and Boutière, 1964
kind Prionobrama Fowler, 1913
kind Thayeria Eigenmann, 1908
kind Triportheus Cope, 1872
kind Xenagoniates Myers, 1942

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