Characinae
| Characinae | |
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| Charax stenopterus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | Characinae Latreille, 1825[1] |
| Type genus[1][2] | |
| Charax Scopoli, 1777 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Characinae is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fishes, the nominate subfamily of the family Characidae. The fishes in this subfamily are found in Central and South America, from southern Mexico to Argentina.
Genera
[edit]Characinae contains the following valid genera:[2]
- Acanthocharax C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
- Acestrocephalus C. H. Eigenmann, 1910
- Atopomesus Myers, 1927
- Charax Scopoli, 1777
- Cynopotamus Valenciennes, 1850
- Galeocharax Fowler 1910
- Microschemobrycon C. H. Eigenmann, 1915
- Phenacogaster C. H. Eigenmann, 1907
- Roeboides Günther, 1864
References
[edit]- 1 2 Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
- 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Characinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 October 2025.