Characidae

Translingual

Etymology

Charax +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Characidae

1. 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