Characidae

== Translingual == === Etymology === Charax +‎ -idae === Proper noun === Characidae A taxonomic family within the order Characiformes – characids, freshwater tropical and subtropical fish, including the tetras. ==== Usage notes ==== Heavily revised in many modern treatments. ==== Hypernyms ==== (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Osteichthyes – superclass; Actinopterygii – superclass; Actinopteri – class; Neopterygii – subclass; Teleostei – infraclass; 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