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species of
characins are
found in Africa,
including the distichodontids, citharinids, alestids, and hepsetids. The rest of the
characins originate from...
- The pike
characin (Acestrorhynchus microlepis) is a
species of fish in the
family Acestrorhynchidae. It was
described by Sir
William Jardine, 7th Baronet...
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Naked characin (Gymnocharacinus bergii) is a
small species of fish in the
family Characidae. It is the
southernmost member of the
family (together with...
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Salminus brasiliensis (dourado, dorado,
golden dorado,
river tiger or jaw
characin) is a large,
predatory characiform freshwater fish
found in
central and...
- goldfishes, loaches, minnows, rasboras)
Order Characiformes Goodrich 1909 (
characins, pencilfishes, hatchetfishes, piranhas, tetras,
dourado /
golden (genus...
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whose flanks are
covered by
vivid black stripes. The
large South American characins of the
family Erythrinidae have also
sometimes been
called "tigerfish"...
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tetra (Astyanax mexic****), also
known as the
blind cave fish,
blind cave
characin, and
blind cave tetra, is a
freshwater fish of the
family Characidae of...
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Gymnocorymbus is a
genus of
small characins from the Amazon, Paraguay, Orinoco, Courantyne, Gurupí and Parnaíba
river basins in
South America.
These tetras...
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Central American characins of the
family Gasteropelecidae. Triportheus, the
elongate hatchetfish,
small South American freshwater characins of the family...
- in the
Guianas in both
acidic and
alkaline waters.
Unlike most
other characins, it is
tolerant of (and
sometimes found in)
slightly brackish water. It...
