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Family: Characidae Characins; tetras

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Photo by JJPhoto South America Max. Length 8.5 cm SL Acanthocharax microlepis Eigenmann, 1912 Photo by JJPhoto Acanthocharax microlepis	Photo by Menezes, N.A. South America Max. Length 10.4 cm SL Acestrocephalus acutus Menezes, 2006 Photo by Menezes, N.A. Acestrocephalus acutus	Photo by Galtier Delbosc, M. South America Max. Length 20 cm SL Acestrocephalus anomalus (Steindachner, 1880) Photo by Galtier Delbosc, M. Acestrocephalus anomalus
Photo by Menezes, N.A. South America Max. Length 13.5 cm SL Acestrocephalus boehlkei Menezes, 1977 Photo by Menezes, N.A. Acestrocephalus boehlkei	Photo by Menezes, N.A. South America Max. Length 7.9 cm SL Acestrocephalus maculosus Menezes, 2006 Photo by Menezes, N.A. Acestrocephalus maculosus	Photo by Menezes, N.A. South America Max. Length 9.3 cm SL Acestrocephalus nigrifasciatus Menezes, 2006 Photo by Menezes, N.A. Acestrocephalus nigrifasciatus
Photo by Menezes, N.A. South America Max. Length 6.1 cm SL Acestrocephalus pallidus Menezes, 2006 Photo by Menezes, N.A. Acestrocephalus pallidus	Photo by Menezes, N.A. South America Max. Length 21.7 cm SL Acestrocephalus sardina (Fowler, 1913) Photo by Menezes, N.A. Acestrocephalus sardina	Photo by Menezes, N.A. South America Max. Length 13.5 cm TL Acestrocephalus stigmatus Menezes, 2006 Photo by Menezes, N.A. Acestrocephalus stigmatus
No picture found Max. Length 3.8 cm SL Acinocheirodon melanogramma	No picture found Max. Length 3.1 cm SL Amazonichthys camelierae	No picture found Max. Length 2.5 cm SL Amazonichthys lindeae
No picture found Max. Length 2.5 cm SL Amazonichthys lu	No picture found Max. Length 3.4 cm SL Aphyocharacidium bolivianum	No picture found Max. Length 3.5 cm Aphyocharacidium melandetum
No picture found Max. Length 3.3 cm SL Aphyocharax agassizii	Photo by Landines, M./ Ana Sanabria South America Max. Length 8 cm Aphyocharax alburnus (Günther, 1869) Photo by Landines, M./ Ana Sanabria Aphyocharax alburnus [Goldencrown tetra]	Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv South America Max. Length 5.5 cm TL Aphyocharax anisitsi Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv Aphyocharax anisitsi [Bloodfin tetra]
No picture found Max. Length 5.0 cm Aphyocharax colifax	Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv South America Max. Length 7.2 cm SL Aphyocharax dentatus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv Aphyocharax dentatus	Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv South America Max. Length 5.8 cm Aphyocharax erythrurus Eigenmann, 1912 Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv Aphyocharax erythrurus [Flametail tetra]
No picture found Max. Length 5.4 cm SL Aphyocharax gracilis	Photo by JJPhoto South America Max. Length 3.1 cm SL Aphyocharax nattereri (Steindachner, 1882) Photo by JJPhoto Aphyocharax nattereri	No picture found Max. Length 6.4 cm SL Aphyocharax pusillus
Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv South America Max. Length 7.1 cm SL Aphyocharax rathbuni Eigenmann, 1907 Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv Aphyocharax rathbuni [Redflank bloodfin]	No picture found Max. Length 5.6 cm SL Aphyocharax yekwanae	No picture found Max. Length 4.8 cm TL Aphyocheirodon hemigrammus
No picture found Max. Length 4.3 cm Atopomesus pachyodus	Photo by Sazima, I. South America Max. Length 12.5 cm SL Bryconexodon juruenae Géry, 1980 Photo by Sazima, I. Bryconexodon juruenae	No picture found Max. Length 11.7 cm SL Bryconexodon trombetasi
No picture found Max. Length 11.8 cm SL Charax apurensis	No picture found Max. Length 12 cm SL Charax awa	No picture found Max. Length 9.7 cm SL Charax caudimaculatus
No picture found Max. Length 5.4 cm SL Charax condei	No picture found Max. Length 12.1 cm SL Charax delimai	Photo by Casacuberta, M. South America Max. Length 14.4 cm TL Charax gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758) Photo by Casacuberta, M. Charax gibbosus [Glass headstander]
No picture found Max. Length 3.3 cm SL Charax hemigrammus	Photo by Alves, C.B.M. South America Max. Length 10 cm SL Charax leticiae Lucena, 1987 Photo by Alves, C.B.M. Charax leticiae	No picture found Max. Length 9.5 cm SL Charax macrolepis
No picture found Max. Length 13.1 cm SL Charax metae	No picture found Max. Length 18.5 cm SL Charax michaeli	No picture found Max. Length 12.8 cm SL Charax niger
No picture found Max. Length 6.3 cm SL Charax notulatus	Photo by Mikolji, I. South America Max. Length 10.1 cm SL Charax pauciradiatus (Günther, 1864) Photo by Mikolji, I. Charax pauciradiatus	No picture found Max. Length 4.5 cm SL Charax rupununi
Photo by Loureiro, M. South America Max. Length 9.4 cm SL Charax stenopterus (Cope, 1894) Photo by Loureiro, M. Charax stenopterus	No picture found Max. Length 14.4 cm SL Charax tectifer	No picture found Max. Length 8.6 cm SL Charax unimaculatus
No picture found Max. Length 6.5 cm TL Cheirodon australe	Photo by Busse, K. South America Max. Length 5.9 cm SL Cheirodon galusdae Eigenmann, 1928 Photo by Busse, K. Cheirodon galusdae	Photo by Fischer, L.G. South America Max. Length 4.2 cm SL Cheirodon ibicuhiensis Eigenmann, 1915 Photo by Fischer, L.G. Cheirodon ibicuhiensis
Photo by Mirande, M. South America Max. Length 6 cm TL Cheirodon interruptus (Jenyns, 1842) Photo by Mirande, M. Cheirodon interruptus [Uruguay tetra]	No picture found Max. Length 3.8 cm SL Cheirodon jaguaribensis	No picture found Max. Length 3.0 cm SL Cheirodon kiliani
No picture found Max. Length 1.8 cm SL Cheirodon luelingi	No picture found Max. Length 3.4 cm SL Cheirodon ortegai	No picture found Max. Length 3.9 cm TL Cheirodon parahybae
No picture found Max. Length 5.5 cm SL Cheirodon pisciculus	Photo by Galtier Delbosc, M. South America Max. Length 4 cm SL Cheirodontops geayi Schultz, 1944 Photo by Galtier Delbosc, M. Cheirodontops geayi	No picture found Max. Length 2.9 cm SL Compsura gorgonae
Photo by Ramos, T.P.A. South America Max. Length 3.8 cm TL Compsura heterura Eigenmann, 1915 Photo by Ramos, T.P.A. Compsura heterura	No picture found Max. Length 3.4 cm SL Ctenocheirodon pristis	Photo by Togni, G.L. South America Max. Length 3.5 cm TL Cyanogaster geisleri (Zarske & Géry, 2007) Photo by Togni, G.L. Cyanogaster geisleri
No picture found Max. Length 1.7 cm SL Cyanogaster noctivaga	No picture found Max. Length 23.1 cm Cynopotamus amazonum	Photo by MNHN South America Max. Length 29.5 cm SL Cynopotamus argenteus (Valenciennes, 1836) Photo by MNHN Cynopotamus argenteus
Photo by Olaya-Nieto, C.W. South America Max. Length 35 cm SL Cynopotamus atratoensis (Eigenmann, 1907) Photo by Olaya-Nieto, C.W. Cynopotamus atratoensis	No picture found Max. Length 17.5 cm SL Cynopotamus bipunctatus	No picture found Max. Length 16 cm SL Cynopotamus essequibensis
No picture found Max. Length 16.5 cm SL Cynopotamus gouldingi	No picture found Max. Length 8.5 cm SL Cynopotamus juruenae	No picture found Max. Length 31.5 cm TL Cynopotamus kincaidi
Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M. South America Max. Length 40 cm SL Cynopotamus magdalenae (Steindachner, 1879) Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M. Cynopotamus magdalenae	Photo by Andrade, M.C. South America Max. Length 21 cm SL Cynopotamus tocantinensis Menezes, 1987 Photo by Andrade, M.C. Cynopotamus tocantinensis	No picture found Max. Length 23.7 cm SL Cynopotamus venezuelae
No picture found Max. Length 15.2 cm TL Cynopotamus xinguano	Photo by JJPhoto South America Max. Length 7.5 cm SL Exodon paradoxus Müller & Troschel, 1844 Photo by JJPhoto Exodon paradoxus [Bucktooth tetra]	No picture found Max. Length 25 cm SL Galeocharax gulo
No picture found Max. Length 30.6 cm TL Galeocharax humeralis	Photo by Brito, M.F.G. South America Max. Length 33.1 cm SL Galeocharax knerii (Steindachner, 1879) Photo by Brito, M.F.G. Galeocharax knerii	No picture found Max. Length 4.0 cm SL Heterocheirodon jacuiensis
No picture found Max. Length 4.2 cm SL Heterocheirodon yatai	No picture found Max. Length 3.1 cm SL Kolpotocheirodon figueiredoi	No picture found Max. Length 3.0 cm SL Kolpotocheirodon theloura
Photo by Yuri Hooker/WWF-OPP South America Max. Length 7.6 cm SL Leptagoniates steindachneri Boulenger, 1887 Photo by Yuri Hooker/WWF-OPP Leptagoniates steindachneri	No picture found Max. Length 4.6 cm TL Macropsobrycon uruguayanae	No picture found Max. Length 3.2 cm SL Macropsobrycon xinguensis
No picture found Max. Length 3.5 cm SL Microschemobrycon callops	No picture found Max. Length 3.5 cm SL Microschemobrycon casiquiare	Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann South America Max. Length 4.5 cm TL Microschemobrycon elongatus Géry, 1973 Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann Microschemobrycon elongatus
No picture found Max. Length 2.8 cm SL Microschemobrycon geisleri	No picture found Max. Length 3.2 cm SL Microschemobrycon guaporensis	No picture found Max. Length 4.3 cm TL Microschemobrycon melanotus
No picture found Max. Length 2.2 cm SL Microschemobrycon meyburgi	Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M. South America Max. Length 2.9 cm SL Nanocheirodon insignis (Steindachner, 1880) Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M. Nanocheirodon insignis	No picture found Max. Length 7.1 cm SL Odontostilbe avanhandava
No picture found Max. Length 3.4 cm SL Odontostilbe dialeptura	No picture found Max. Length 2 cm SL Odontostilbe dierythrura	No picture found Max. Length 5.0 cm SL Odontostilbe ecuadorensis
No picture found Odontostilbe euspilurus	No picture found Max. Length 4.4 cm TL Odontostilbe fugitiva	No picture found Max. Length 1.8 cm SL Odontostilbe littoris
No picture found Max. Length 5.2 cm SL Odontostilbe microcephala	No picture found Max. Length 3.7 cm SL Odontostilbe mitoptera	No picture found Max. Length 3.8 cm SL Odontostilbe nareuda
No picture found Max. Length 2.9 cm SL Odontostilbe pao	No picture found Max. Length 4 cm SL Odontostilbe paraguayensis	No picture found Max. Length 4.2 cm SL Odontostilbe parecis
Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann South America Max. Length 5.6 cm SL Odontostilbe pequira (Steindachner, 1882) Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann Odontostilbe pequira	No picture found Max. Length 3.7 cm SL Odontostilbe pulchra	No picture found Max. Length 4.2 cm SL Odontostilbe roloffi
No picture found Max. Length 4.2 cm SL Odontostilbe splendida	No picture found Max. Length 3.3 cm SL Odontostilbe stenodon	No picture found Max. Length 5.1 cm SL Odontostilbe weitzmani
Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann South America Max. Length 6 cm TL Paragoniates alburnus Steindachner, 1876 Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann Paragoniates alburnus	Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann South America Max. Length 4.1 cm SL Phenacogaster apletostigma Lucena & Gama, 2007 Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann Phenacogaster apletostigma	No picture found Max. Length 3.7 cm SL Phenacogaster beni
Photo by Z.M.S. de Lucena & L.R. Malabarba South America Max. Length 8 cm TL Phenacogaster calverti (Fowler, 1941) Photo by Z.M.S. de Lucena & L.R. Malabarba Phenacogaster calverti	Photo by Z.M.S. de Lucena & L.R. Malabarba South America Max. Length 4.0 cm SL Phenacogaster capitulata Lucena & Malabarba, 2010 Photo by Z.M.S. de Lucena & L.R. Malabarba Phenacogaster capitulata	Photo by Z.M.S. de Lucena & L.R. Malabarba South America Max. Length 4 cm SL Phenacogaster carteri (Norman, 1934) Photo by Z.M.S. de Lucena & L.R. Malabarba Phenacogaster carteri
Photo by Alves, C.B.M. South America Max. Length 4.5 cm SL Phenacogaster franciscoensis Eigenmann, 1911 Photo by Alves, C.B.M. Phenacogaster franciscoensis	No picture found Max. Length 3.8 cm SL Phenacogaster guayupe	No picture found Max. Length 4.7 cm SL Phenacogaster jancupa
No picture found Max. Length 3.8 cm SL Phenacogaster lucenae	Photo by Z.M.S. de Lucena & L.R. Malabarba South America Max. Length 4.5 cm SL Phenacogaster maculoblonga Lucena & Malabarba, 2010 Photo by Z.M.S. de Lucena & L.R. Malabarba Phenacogaster maculoblonga	Photo by Holm, E. South America Max. Length 3.7 cm SL Phenacogaster megalostictus Eigenmann, 1909 Photo by Holm, E. Phenacogaster megalostictus
No picture found Max. Length 4.2 cm SL Phenacogaster microstictus	Photo by Z.M.S. de Lucena & L.R. Malabarba South America Max. Length 4.8 cm SL Phenacogaster napoatilis Lucena & Malabarba, 2010 Photo by Z.M.S. de Lucena & L.R. Malabarba Phenacogaster napoatilis	No picture found Max. Length 4.3 cm SL Phenacogaster nukak
Photo by Z.M.S. de Lucena & L.R. Malabarba South America Max. Length 3.6 cm SL Phenacogaster ojitata Lucena & Malabarba, 2010 Photo by Z.M.S. de Lucena & L.R. Malabarba Phenacogaster ojitata	No picture found Max. Length 4.5 cm SL Phenacogaster pectinata	Photo by Z.M.S. de Lucena & L.R. Malabarba South America Max. Length 5.0 cm SL Phenacogaster prolata Lucena & Malabarba, 2010 Photo by Z.M.S. de Lucena & L.R. Malabarba Phenacogaster prolata
Photo by Z.M.S. de Lucena & L.R. Malabarba South America Max. Length 5.1 cm SL Phenacogaster retropinnus Lucena & Malabarba, 2010 Photo by Z.M.S. de Lucena & L.R. Malabarba Phenacogaster retropinnus	Photo by Z.M.S. de Lucena & L.R. Malabarba South America Max. Length 4.3 cm SL Phenacogaster simulata Lucena & Malabarba, 2010 Photo by Z.M.S. de Lucena & L.R. Malabarba Phenacogaster simulata	No picture found Max. Length 5.5 cm SL Phenacogaster suborbitalis
Photo by Froehlich, O./Cavallaro, M.R. South America Max. Length 3.5 cm SL Phenacogaster tegatus (Eigenmann, 1911) Photo by Froehlich, O./Cavallaro, M.R. Phenacogaster tegatus	No picture found Max. Length 4 cm SL Phenacogaster tukano	Photo by Le Bail, P.-Y South America Max. Length 4.8 cm SL Phenacogaster wayampi Le Bail & Lucena, 2010 Photo by Le Bail, P.-Y Phenacogaster wayampi
Photo by Le Bail, P.-Y South America Max. Length 4.7 cm SL Phenacogaster wayana Le Bail & Lucena, 2010 Photo by Le Bail, P.-Y Phenacogaster wayana	No picture found Max. Length 2.8 cm SL Phenacogaster yari	Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M. South America Max. Length 4.5 cm SL Phenagoniates macrolepis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M. Phenagoniates macrolepis
Photo by Yuri Hooker/WWF-OPP South America Max. Length 6 cm TL Prionobrama filigera (Cope, 1870) Photo by Yuri Hooker/WWF-OPP Prionobrama filigera [Glass bloodfin]	Photo by JJPhoto South America Max. Length 5 cm TL Prionobrama paraguayensis (Eigenmann, 1914) Photo by JJPhoto Prionobrama paraguayensis	No picture found Max. Length 4.4 cm SL Prodontocharax alleni
No picture found Max. Length 4.2 cm SL Prodontocharax howesi	No picture found Max. Length 4.8 cm SL Prodontocharax melanotus	Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann South America Max. Length 3.1 cm SL Protocheirodon pi (Vari, 1978) Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann Protocheirodon pi
Photo by Brown, C. Central America Max. Length 4.3 cm SL Pseudocheirodon arnoldi (Boulenger, 1909) Photo by Brown, C. Pseudocheirodon arnoldi	No picture found Max. Length 5.1 cm SL Pseudocheirodon terrabae	Photo by Togni, G.L. South America Max. Length 15 cm SL Roeboexodon geryi Myers, 1960 Photo by Togni, G.L. Roeboexodon geryi
Photo by Andrade, M.C. South America Max. Length 12 cm SL Roeboexodon guyanensis (Puyo, 1948) Photo by Andrade, M.C. Roeboexodon guyanensis	Photo by Lucena, C.A.S. South America Max. Length 11 cm SL Roeboides affinis (Günther, 1868) Photo by Lucena, C.A.S. Roeboides affinis	No picture found Max. Length 11.1 cm SL Roeboides araguaito
Photo by Lucena, C.A.S. South America Max. Length 4.8 cm SL Roeboides biserialis (Garman, 1890) Photo by Lucena, C.A.S. Roeboides biserialis	Photo by Molina, A. Central America Max. Length 8.2 cm SL Roeboides bouchellei Fowler, 1923 Photo by Molina, A. Roeboides bouchellei [Crystal tetra]	No picture found Max. Length 9.3 cm SL Roeboides bussingi
No picture found Max. Length 8.3 cm SL Roeboides carti	Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M. Central and South America Max. Length 12.7 cm SL Roeboides dayi (Steindachner, 1878) Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M. Roeboides dayi	Photo by Sazima, I. South America Max. Length 8.9 cm SL Roeboides descalvadensis Fowler, 1932 Photo by Sazima, I. Roeboides descalvadensis [Parana scale-eating characin]
No picture found Max. Length 6.8 cm SL Roeboides dientonito	No picture found Max. Length 8.1 cm SL Roeboides dispar	Photo by Brown, C. Central America Max. Length 13 cm SL Roeboides guatemalensis (Günther, 1864) Photo by Brown, C. Roeboides guatemalensis [Guatemalan headstander]
Photo by Molina, A. Central America Max. Length 7.6 cm SL Roeboides ilseae Bussing, 1986 Photo by Molina, A. Roeboides ilseae	No picture found Max. Length 7.5 cm SL Roeboides loftini	Photo by Ramos, T.P.A. South America Max. Length 18.5 cm SL Roeboides margareteae Lucena, 2003 Photo by Ramos, T.P.A. Roeboides margareteae
No picture found Max. Length 20 cm SL Roeboides microlepis	Photo by IBAMA South America Max. Length 22 cm TL Roeboides myersii Gill, 1870 Photo by IBAMA Roeboides myersii	No picture found Max. Length 6.1 cm SL Roeboides numerosus
No picture found Max. Length 13 cm SL Roeboides occidentalis	No picture found Max. Length 7 cm SL Roeboides oligistos	Photo by Sazima, I. South America Max. Length 18.5 cm SL Roeboides prognathus (Boulenger, 1895) Photo by Sazima, I. Roeboides prognathus
Photo by Lucena, C.A.S. South America Max. Length 8.4 cm SL Roeboides sazimai Lucena, 2007 Photo by Lucena, C.A.S. Roeboides sazimai	Photo by Lucena, C.A.S. South America Max. Length 10.4 cm SL Roeboides xenodon (Reinhardt, 1851) Photo by Lucena, C.A.S. Roeboides xenodon	No picture found Max. Length 4 cm SL Saccoderma hastata
Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M. South America Max. Length 2.7 cm SL Saccoderma melanostigma Schultz, 1944 Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M. Saccoderma melanostigma	No picture found Saccoderma robusta	No picture found Max. Length 3.3 cm SL Serrapinnus aster
No picture found Max. Length 4.4 cm SL Serrapinnus calliurus	Photo by Galtier Delbosc, M. South America Max. Length 2.4 cm SL Serrapinnus gracilis (Géry, 1960) Photo by Galtier Delbosc, M. Serrapinnus gracilis	Photo by Ramos, T.P.A. South America Max. Length 8.3 cm SL Serrapinnus heterodon (Eigenmann, 1915) Photo by Ramos, T.P.A. Serrapinnus heterodon
Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv South America Max. Length 2.4 cm SL Serrapinnus kriegi (Schindler, 1937) Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv Serrapinnus kriegi	No picture found Max. Length 3.0 cm SL Serrapinnus lucindai	No picture found Max. Length 2.5 cm SL Serrapinnus malabarbai
No picture found Max. Length 4.2 cm SL Serrapinnus microdon	No picture found Max. Length 2.6 cm SL Serrapinnus micropterus	Photo by Sazima, I. South America Max. Length 3.6 cm SL Serrapinnus notomelas (Eigenmann, 1915) Photo by Sazima, I. Serrapinnus notomelas
Photo by Ramos, T.P.A. South America Max. Length 4.2 cm TL Serrapinnus piaba (Lütken, 1875) Photo by Ramos, T.P.A. Serrapinnus piaba	No picture found Max. Length 3.2 cm SL Serrapinnus potiguar	No picture found Max. Length 3.5 cm SL Serrapinnus sterbai
No picture found Max. Length 4.0 cm SL Serrapinnus tocantinensis	No picture found Max. Length 3.9 cm SL Serrapinnus zanatae	No picture found Max. Length 12.9 cm TL Tetragonopterus anostomus
No picture found Max. Length 6.3 cm SL Tetragonopterus araguaiensis	Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann South America Max. Length 11.2 cm SL Tetragonopterus argenteus Cuvier, 1816 Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann Tetragonopterus argenteus	No picture found Max. Length 6.5 cm SL Tetragonopterus carvalhoi
Photo by Castro-Lima, F. South America Max. Length 12.7 cm TL Tetragonopterus chalceus Spix & Agassiz, 1829 Photo by Castro-Lima, F. Tetragonopterus chalceus	Photo by Hasselgreen Jr., P.C. South America Max. Length 4 cm TL Tetragonopterus daguae (Eigenmann, 1913) Photo by Hasselgreen Jr., P.C. Tetragonopterus daguae	No picture found Max. Length 6.8 cm SL Tetragonopterus denticulatus
No picture found Max. Length 11.7 cm SL Tetragonopterus franciscoensis	No picture found Max. Length 12.1 cm SL Tetragonopterus georgiae	No picture found Max. Length 7.6 cm SL Tetragonopterus juruena
No picture found Max. Length 6.4 cm SL Tetragonopterus kuluene	Photo by Beelen, P. South America Max. Length 8.2 cm SL Tetragonopterus manaos Urbanski, Melo, Silva & Benine, 2018 Photo by Beelen, P. Tetragonopterus manaos	No picture found Max. Length 6.6 cm SL Tetragonopterus ommatus
No picture found Max. Length 8.5 cm SL Tetragonopterus rarus	No picture found Tetragonopterus signatus	No picture found Max. Length 6 cm SL Xenagoniates bondi

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Acanthocharax microlepis		South America	8.5 SL	1912
Acestrocephalus acutus		South America	10.4 SL	2006
Acestrocephalus anomalus		South America	20 SL	1880
Acestrocephalus boehlkei		South America	13.5 SL	1977
Acestrocephalus maculosus		South America	7.9 SL	2006
Acestrocephalus nigrifasciatus		South America	9.3 SL	2006
Acestrocephalus pallidus		South America	6.1 SL	2006
Acestrocephalus sardina		South America	21.7 SL	1913
Acestrocephalus stigmatus		South America	13.5 TL	2006
Acinocheirodon melanogramma		South America	3.8 SL	1999
Amazonichthys camelierae		South America	3.1 SL	2023
Amazonichthys lindeae		South America	2.5 SL	1973
Amazonichthys lu		South America	2.5 SL	2023
Aphyocharacidium bolivianum		South America	3.4 SL	1973
Aphyocharacidium melandetum		South America	3.5	1912
Aphyocharax agassizii		South America	3.3 SL	1882
Aphyocharax alburnus	Goldencrown tetra	South America	8	1869
Aphyocharax anisitsi	Bloodfin tetra	South America	5.5 TL	1903
Aphyocharax colifax		South America	5.0	1991
Aphyocharax dentatus		South America	7.2 SL	1903
Aphyocharax erythrurus	Flametail tetra	South America	5.8	1912
Aphyocharax gracilis		South America	5.4 SL	1940
Aphyocharax nattereri		South America	3.1 SL	1882
Aphyocharax pusillus		South America	6.4 SL	1868
Aphyocharax rathbuni	Redflank bloodfin	South America	7.1 SL	1907
Aphyocharax yekwanae		South America	5.6 SL	2003
Aphyocheirodon hemigrammus		South America	4.8 TL	1915
Atopomesus pachyodus		South America	4.3	1927
Bryconexodon juruenae		South America	12.5 SL	1980
Bryconexodon trombetasi		South America	11.7 SL	1991
Charax apurensis		South America	11.8 SL	1987
Charax awa		South America	12 SL	2018
Charax caudimaculatus		South America	9.7 SL	1987
Charax condei		South America	5.4 SL	1976
Charax delimai		South America	12.1 SL	2014
Charax gibbosus	Glass headstander	South America	14.4 TL	1758
Charax hemigrammus		South America	3.3 SL	1912
Charax leticiae		South America	10 SL	1987
Charax macrolepis		South America	9.5 SL	1858
Charax metae		South America	13.1 SL	1922
Charax michaeli		South America	18.5 SL	1989
Charax niger		South America	12.8 SL	1989
Charax notulatus		South America	6.3 SL	1987
Charax pauciradiatus		South America	10.1 SL	1864
Charax rupununi		South America	4.5 SL	1912
Charax stenopterus		South America	9.4 SL	1894
Charax tectifer		South America	14.4 SL	1870
Charax unimaculatus		South America	8.6 SL	1989
Cheirodon australe		South America	6.5 TL	1928
Cheirodon galusdae		South America	5.9 SL	1928
Cheirodon ibicuhiensis		South America	4.2 SL	1915
Cheirodon interruptus	Uruguay tetra	South America	6 TL	1842
Cheirodon jaguaribensis		South America	3.8 SL	1941
Cheirodon kiliani		South America	3.0 SL	1982
Cheirodon luelingi		South America	1.8 SL	1964
Cheirodon ortegai		South America	3.4 SL	1980
Cheirodon parahybae		South America	3.9 TL	1915
Cheirodon pisciculus		South America	5.5 SL	1855
Cheirodontops geayi		South America	4 SL	1944
Compsura gorgonae		Central America	2.9 SL	1909
Compsura heterura		South America	3.8 TL	1915
Ctenocheirodon pristis		South America	3.4 SL	2012
Cyanogaster geisleri		South America	3.5 TL	2007
Cyanogaster noctivaga		South America	1.7 SL	2013
Cynopotamus amazonum		South America	23.1	1868
Cynopotamus argenteus		South America	29.5 SL	1836
Cynopotamus atratoensis		South America	35 SL	1907
Cynopotamus bipunctatus		South America	17.5 SL	1909
Cynopotamus essequibensis		South America	16 SL	1912
Cynopotamus gouldingi		South America	16.5 SL	1987
Cynopotamus juruenae		South America	8.5 SL	1987
Cynopotamus kincaidi		South America	31.5 TL	1950
Cynopotamus magdalenae		South America	40 SL	1879
Cynopotamus tocantinensis		South America	21 SL	1987
Cynopotamus venezuelae		South America	23.7 SL	1944
Cynopotamus xinguano		South America	15.2 TL	2007
Exodon paradoxus	Bucktooth tetra	South America	7.5 SL	1844
Galeocharax gulo		South America	25 SL	1870
Galeocharax humeralis		South America	30.6 TL	1834
Galeocharax knerii		South America	33.1 SL	1879
Heterocheirodon jacuiensis		South America	4.0 SL	1999
Heterocheirodon yatai		South America	4.2 SL	1992
Kolpotocheirodon figueiredoi		South America	3.1 SL	2004
Kolpotocheirodon theloura		South America	3.0 SL	2000
Leptagoniates steindachneri		South America	7.6 SL	1887
Macropsobrycon uruguayanae		South America	4.6 TL	1915
Macropsobrycon xinguensis		South America	3.2 SL	1973
Microschemobrycon callops		South America	3.5 SL	1953
Microschemobrycon casiquiare		South America	3.5 SL	1953
Microschemobrycon elongatus		South America	4.5 TL	1973
Microschemobrycon geisleri		South America	2.8 SL	1973
Microschemobrycon guaporensis		South America	3.2 SL	1915
Microschemobrycon melanotus		South America	4.3 TL	1912
Microschemobrycon meyburgi		South America	2.2 SL	1975
Nanocheirodon insignis		South America	2.9 SL	1880
Odontostilbe avanhandava		South America	7.1 SL	2018
Odontostilbe dialeptura		Central America	3.4 SL	1974
Odontostilbe dierythrura		South America	2 SL	1940
Odontostilbe ecuadorensis		South America	5.0 SL	2006
Odontostilbe euspilurus		South America		1945
Odontostilbe fugitiva		South America	4.4 TL	1870
Odontostilbe littoris		South America	1.8 SL	1960
Odontostilbe microcephala		South America	5.2 SL	1907
Odontostilbe mitoptera		Central America	3.7 SL	1974
Odontostilbe nareuda		South America	3.8 SL	2006
Odontostilbe pao		South America	2.9 SL	2007
Odontostilbe paraguayensis		South America	4 SL	1903
Odontostilbe parecis		South America	4.2 SL	2006
Odontostilbe pequira		South America	5.6 SL	1882
Odontostilbe pulchra		Central America	3.7 SL	1858
Odontostilbe roloffi		South America	4.2 SL	1972
Odontostilbe splendida		South America	4.2 SL	2007
Odontostilbe stenodon		South America	3.3 SL	1915
Odontostilbe weitzmani		South America	5.1 SL	2018
Paragoniates alburnus		South America	6 TL	1876
Phenacogaster apletostigma		South America	4.1 SL	2007
Phenacogaster beni		South America	3.7 SL	1911
Phenacogaster calverti		South America	8 TL	1941
Phenacogaster capitulata		South America	4.0 SL	2010
Phenacogaster carteri		South America	4 SL	1934
Phenacogaster franciscoensis		South America	4.5 SL	1911
Phenacogaster guayupe		South America	3.8 SL	2024
Phenacogaster jancupa		South America	4.7 SL	1995
Phenacogaster lucenae		South America	3.8 SL	2023
Phenacogaster maculoblonga		South America	4.5 SL	2010
Phenacogaster megalostictus		South America	3.7 SL	1909
Phenacogaster microstictus		South America	4.2 SL	1909
Phenacogaster napoatilis		South America	4.8 SL	2010
Phenacogaster nukak		South America	4.3 SL	2024
Phenacogaster ojitata		South America	3.6 SL	2010
Phenacogaster pectinata		South America	4.5 SL	1870
Phenacogaster prolata		South America	5.0 SL	2010
Phenacogaster retropinnus		South America	5.1 SL	2010
Phenacogaster simulata		South America	4.3 SL	2010
Phenacogaster suborbitalis		South America	5.5 SL	1936
Phenacogaster tegatus		South America	3.5 SL	1911
Phenacogaster tukano		South America	4 SL	2024
Phenacogaster wayampi		South America	4.8 SL	2010
Phenacogaster wayana		South America	4.7 SL	2010
Phenacogaster yari		South America	2.8 SL	2024
Phenagoniates macrolepis		South America	4.5 SL	1913
Prionobrama filigera	Glass bloodfin	South America	6 TL	1870
Prionobrama paraguayensis		South America	5 TL	1914
Prodontocharax alleni		South America	4.4 SL	1953
Prodontocharax howesi		South America	4.2 SL	1940
Prodontocharax melanotus		South America	4.8 SL	1924
Protocheirodon pi		South America	3.1 SL	1978
Pseudocheirodon arnoldi		Central America	4.3 SL	1909
Pseudocheirodon terrabae		Central America	5.1 SL	1967
Roeboexodon geryi		South America	15 SL	1960
Roeboexodon guyanensis		South America	12 SL	1948
Roeboides affinis		South America	11 SL	1868
Roeboides araguaito		South America	11.1 SL	2003
Roeboides biserialis		South America	4.8 SL	1890
Roeboides bouchellei	Crystal tetra	Central America	8.2 SL	1923
Roeboides bussingi		Central America	9.3 SL	2013
Roeboides carti		Central America	8.3 SL	2000
Roeboides dayi		Central and South America	12.7 SL	1878
Roeboides descalvadensis	Parana scale-eating characin	South America	8.9 SL	1932
Roeboides dientonito		South America	6.8 SL	1944
Roeboides dispar		South America	8.1 SL	2001
Roeboides guatemalensis	Guatemalan headstander	Central America	13 SL	1864
Roeboides ilseae		Central America	7.6 SL	1986
Roeboides loftini		Central America	7.5 SL	2011
Roeboides margareteae		South America	18.5 SL	2003
Roeboides microlepis		South America	20 SL	1851
Roeboides myersii		South America	22 TL	1870
Roeboides numerosus		South America	6.1 SL	2000
Roeboides occidentalis		Central and South America	13 SL	1916
Roeboides oligistos		South America	7 SL	2000
Roeboides prognathus		South America	18.5 SL	1895
Roeboides sazimai		South America	8.4 SL	2007
Roeboides xenodon		South America	10.4 SL	1851
Saccoderma hastata		South America	4 SL	1913
Saccoderma melanostigma		South America	2.7 SL	1944
Saccoderma robusta		South America		1955
Serrapinnus aster		South America	3.3 SL	2014
Serrapinnus calliurus		South America	4.4 SL	1900
Serrapinnus gracilis		South America	2.4 SL	1960
Serrapinnus heterodon		South America	8.3 SL	1915
Serrapinnus kriegi		South America	2.4 SL	1937
Serrapinnus lucindai		South America	3.0 SL	2014
Serrapinnus malabarbai		South America	2.5 SL	2018
Serrapinnus microdon		South America	4.2 SL	1915
Serrapinnus micropterus		South America	2.6 SL	1907
Serrapinnus notomelas		South America	3.6 SL	1915
Serrapinnus piaba		South America	4.2 TL	1875
Serrapinnus potiguar		South America	3.2 SL	2014
Serrapinnus sterbai		South America	3.5 SL	2012
Serrapinnus tocantinensis		South America	4.0 SL	2014
Serrapinnus zanatae		South America	3.9 SL	2016
Tetragonopterus anostomus		South America	12.9 TL	2011
Tetragonopterus araguaiensis		South America	6.3 SL	2013
Tetragonopterus argenteus		South America	11.2 SL	1816
Tetragonopterus carvalhoi		South America	6.5 SL	2011
Tetragonopterus chalceus		South America	12.7 TL	1829
Tetragonopterus daguae		South America	4 TL	1913
Tetragonopterus denticulatus		South America	6.8 SL	2013
Tetragonopterus franciscoensis		South America	11.7 SL	2016
Tetragonopterus georgiae		South America	12.1 SL	1965
Tetragonopterus juruena		South America	7.6 SL	2016
Tetragonopterus kuluene		South America	6.4 SL	2016
Tetragonopterus manaos		South America	8.2 SL	2018
Tetragonopterus ommatus		South America	6.6 SL	2016
Tetragonopterus rarus		South America	8.5 SL	2004
Tetragonopterus signatus		South America		1861
Xenagoniates bondi		South America	6 SL	1942

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Family: Characidae Characins; tetras(See list of species below)

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