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Characiformes / ˈ k æ r ə s ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. Grouped in 18 recognized families, more than 2000 different species are described, including the well-known piranha and tetras .
- Actinopterygii
- Characiformes, Regan, 1911
A piranha or piraña ( / pɪˈrɑːnjəˌ - ræn /, or / pɪˈrɑːnə /; Portuguese: [piˈɾɐ̃ɲɐ], Spanish: [piˈɾaɲa]) is any of a number of freshwater fish species in the family Serrasalmidae, [1] or the subfamily Serrasalminae within the tetra family, Characidae [2] in order Characiformes. These fish inhabit South American rivers ...
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Pristobrycon. Pygocentrus. Pygopristis. Serrasalmus. † Megapiranha. Piranja bën pjesë në familjen Characidae [1], rendi Characiformë, peshk i ujërave të ëmbla që banon në lumenjtë e Amerikës së Jugut. Në Venezuelë, i quajnë caribe. Janë të njohur për dhëmbët e tyre të mprehtë dhe për oreksin e pangopur për mish.
Characiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. Grouped in 18 recognized families, more than 2000 different species are described, including the well-known piranha and tetras.</p><p>Characins are most diverse in the Neotropics, where they are found in lakes and rivers throughout most of South and Central America.
Characidae. Characidae, the characids or characins, is a family of freshwater subtropical and tropical fish belonging to the order Characiformes. The name "characins" is an historical one, [2] but scientists today tend to prefer "characids" to reflect their status as a, by and large, monophyletic group (at family rank). To arrive there, this ...
Jun 29, 2018 · The Alestidae (Characiformes), often considered the counterpart of the Characidae in Africa (e.g. Géry, 1977; Zanata and Vari, 2005), evolved under the competitive pressure of the barbs and relatives (Cyprinidae), and their extant richness is less than one tenth the number of characid species (Briggs, 2005; Eschmeyer and Fong, 2017).
Sorbinicharacidae †. Characiformes is a diverse order of ray-finned fish comprising the characins and their allies and with all extant species found in freshwater habitats. Characiformes is a large assemblage of about 2,000 species, including the well-known piranhas and tetras. Extant characiforms are found exclusively in freshwater ...
