- in
South America,
where these fish may have been
driven extinct. The
characiforms had not
spread into
Africa soon
enough to also
reach the land connection...
- in the same
direct manner as the
other median fins. The
other is the
characiform-type way,
where the
adipose fin
develops late
after the larval-fin fold...
-
Hatcheria and Trichomycterus),
Neotropical silversides (Odontesthes) and
characiforms (Astyanax, Cheirodon, Gymnocharacinus, and Oligosarcus).
Other Patagonian...
-
classified as a
subfamily of the Characidae.
Their relationship to
other characiforms has yet to be determined. The
taxonomy and
systematics of
piranhas and...
- more than 80 endemics.
About 80% of the fish
species in the
river are
characiforms (tetras and allies) and
siluriforms (catfish).
Several of
these migrate...
- dorado,
golden dorado,
river tiger or jaw characin) is a large,
predatory characiform freshwater fish
found in
central and east-central
South America. Despite...
-
elsewhere in
South America, the
majority of the
freshwater fish
species are
characiforms (tetras and allies) and
siluriforms (catfish), but
there are also many...
-
predatory Central and
South American freshwater ray-finned fish of the
characiform family Erythrinidae. The
maximum known length for this
species is about...
-
tetras (family Alestidae,
formerly spelled Alestiidae) are a
group of
characiform fish
found exclusively in Africa. This
family contains about 18 genera...
- The Citharinidae, the lutefishes, are a
small family of
characiform fish. They are
freshwater fish
native to Africa, and are
sufficiently abundant to...
