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Common member of the family Characidae
 
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Size Smallest 21mm, largest 137mm, average 64mm, most commonly 120mm. All SL.
Subfamilies There are 6 subfamilies in the database
Species There are 27 "species" in 16 genera in the database
Keepers 2 species ( 7%) are being kept by registered keepers
Distribution

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Hop to next section Subfamilies in Characidae (by species)
6.Aphyocharacinae7 species(26%)
6.Characinae4 species(15%)
6.Cheirodontinae3 species(11%)
6.Undefined2 species(7%)
6.Exodontinae2 species(7%)
6.Tetragonopterinae2 species(7%)
Hop to next section Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Aphyocharax6 species(2 keepers)
2.Aphyocheirodon1 species(0 keepers)
3.Charax2 species(0 keepers)
4.Exodon1 species(0 keepers)
5.Galeocharax1 species(0 keepers)
Hop to next section Most Kept Species
1.
Aphyocharax rathbuniAphyocharax rathbuni
(50%)
2.
Aphyocharax nattereriAphyocharax nattereri
(50%)
Hop to next section Alphabetic Species List
(Chronological | Most Kept | Most Bred)
1.Aphyocharax anisitsi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
2.Aphyocharax dentatus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
3.
Aphyocharax erythrurusAphyocharax erythrurus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
4.
Aphyocharax nattereriAphyocharax nattereri
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
5.
Aphyocharax rathbuniAphyocharax rathbuni
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
6.Aphyocharax yekwanae(i:0, k:0, b:0)
7.Aphyocheirodon hemigrammus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
8.Charax condei(i:0, k:0, b:0)
9.
Charax gibbosusCharax gibbosus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
10.
Exodon paradoxusExodon paradoxus
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
11.Galeocharax humeralis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
12.Kolpotocheirodon figueiredoi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
13.
Kolpotocheirodon thelouraKolpotocheirodon theloura
(i:4, k:0, b:0)
14.Microschemobrycon callops(i:0, k:0, b:0)
15.Microschemobrycon casiquiare(i:0, k:0, b:0)
16.Phenacogaster tegatus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
17.Phenagoniates macrolepis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
18.
Prionobrama filigeraPrionobrama filigera
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
19.Protocheirodon pi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
20.Roeboexodon guyanensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
21.
Roeboides dayiRoeboides dayi
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
22.Roeboides descalvadensis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
23.
Saccoderma hastataSaccoderma hastata
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
24.
Serrapinnus kriegiSerrapinnus kriegi
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
25.
Serrapinnus notomelasSerrapinnus notomelas
(i:5, k:0, b:0)
26.Tetragonopterus argenteus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
27.
Tetragonopterus chalceusTetragonopterus chalceus
(i:3, k:0, b:0)