Characins
Characiformes
Characiformes (characins) is an order in the class Actinopterygii, containing 2,387 described species.
Scientific classification
| Rank | Taxon |
|---|---|
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Actinopterygii |
| Order | Characiformes |
Families
- Acestrorhamphidae694
- Stevardiidae376
- Characidae212
- Anostomidae153
- Curimatidae121
- Alestidae120
- Crenuchidae118
- Distichodontidae110
- Serrasalmidae105
- Lebiasinidae74
- Bryconidae52
- Iguanodectidae39
- Hemiodontidae34
- Parodontidae32
- Acestrorhynchidae26
- Triportheidae22
- Prochilodontidae21
- Erythrinidae19
- Gasteropelecidae9
- Chilodidae8
- Citharinidae8
- Cynodontidae8
- Ctenoluciidae7
- Hepsetidae6
- Chalceidae5
- Spintherobolidae5
- Lepidarchidae2
- Tarumaniidae1