Characidae
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Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Characidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Characiformes – the characids, freshwater tropical and subtropical fish, including the tetras.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Ostariophysi - superorder; Characiformes - order
Hyponyms
- (family): Agoniatinae, Aphyocharacinae, Aphyoditeinae, Characinae, Cheirodontinae, Pristellinae, Pseudochalceinae, Rhoadsiinae, Stethaprioninae, Stevardiinae, Tetragonopterinae - subfamilies
- Agoniates, Aphyocharax, Aphyodite, Cheirodon, Charax, Pristella, Pseudochalceus, Rhoadsia, Stethaprion, Tetragonopterus - selected genera
- See
Characidae on WikipediaWikipedia and 
Characidae on WikispeciesWikispecies for other genera.
References
- Characidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Characidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Characidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
