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in 1917, though diverse species have been added to each genus since that time. The anatomical diversity within each genus, the fact that each of these generic groups at the present time cannot be well-defined, and the high number of species involved are the major reasons for the lack of phylogenetic
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Mattox, G.M.T., Britz, R., Toledo-Piza, M. & Marinho, M.M.F. (2013): Cyanogaster noctivaga, a remarkable new genus and species of miniature fish from the Rio Negro, Amazon basin (Ostariophysi: Characidae).
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Other fish families that were formerly classified as members of the
Characidae, but which were moved into separate families of their own during recent taxonomic revisions (after 1994) include
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group (at family rank). To arrive there, this family has undergone much systematic and taxonomic change. Among those fishes remaining in the
Characidae currently are the
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Phylogenetic relationships within the speciose family
Characidae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes) based on multilocus analysis and extensive ingroup sampling.
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A New
Miniature Characid (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae), with Phylogenetic Position Inferred from Morphological and Molecular Data.
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Malabarba, L.R. & Jerep, F.C. (2012): A New Genus and
Species of Cheirodontine Fish from South America (Teleostei: Characidae).
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tetras. Fish of this family are important as food in several regions, and also constitute a large percentage of captive freshwater
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Oliveira, C., Avelino, G.S., Abe, K.T., Mariguela, T.C., Benine, R.C., Orti, G., Vari, R.P., & Correa e Castro, R.M. (2011):
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include the largest number of currently recognized species among characid fishes that are in need of revision;
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Molecular phylogeny of the
Neotropical fish genus Tetragonopterus (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae).
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Netto-Ferreira, A.L., Birindelli, J.L.O., de Sousa, L.M., Mariguela, T.C. & Oliveira, C. (2013):
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These fish vary in length; many are less than 3 cm (1.2 in). One of the smallest species,
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Characinae, recently narrowly defined, covers only twelve genera and 79 species closely related to
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Characidae.
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Phylogeny of
Characidae from Melo et al. 2015 with clade names from van der Laan 2017.
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Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (4): 297-318.
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This family has undergone a large amount of systematic and
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PLoS ONE, 8 (1): e52098. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0052098
2689:"Hyphessobrycon roseus (GÉRY, 1960) Yellow Phantom Tetra"
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Ohara, W.M., Mirande, J.M. & Lima, F.C.T.d. (2017):
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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, November 2015,
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are a typical example, having now been moved into the
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2882:"Pristellinae Géry & Boutière, 1964"
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2959:Characoids of the World
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57:Red phantom tetras (
2979:Fishes of the World
2925:"Family Characidae"
2819:Phycocharax rasbora
2552:in this family are
1939:Pseudocheirodontini
521:Myleus schomburgkii
2548:A large number of
1922:Protocheirodontini
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2853:Protocheirodon pi
2614:Carl H. Eigenmann
2560:Tetragonopterinae
2430:Acestrorhynchidae
1736:Trochilocharacini
1399:Microschemobrycon
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2425:Heterocharacinae
2380:Heterocharacinae
2164:Tetragonopterini
2109:Kolpotocheirodon
1970:Aphyocharacidium
1719:Phenacobryconini
1630:Pseudocorynopoma
921:Tetragonopterini
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190:Heterocharacinae
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2171:Tetragonopterus
2043:Heterocheirodon
1953:Pseudocheirodon
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1858:Othonocheirodus
1851:Monotocheirodon
1564:Glandulocaudini
1501:Xenurobryconini
1477:Eretmobryconini
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1326:Gymnocharacinus
1253:Brachychalcinus
1045:Stethaprioninae
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2593:Bryconamericus
2569:Hyphessobrycon
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3033:Wikispecies
2895:28 December
2698:12 December
2587:Moenkhausia
2581:Hemigrammus
2486:Chilobrycon
2458:Lonchogenys
2451:Hoplocharax
2302:Moenkhausia
2288:Hemigrammus
2216:Galeocharax
2209:Cynopotamus
2154:Roeboexodon
2123:Serrapinnus
2012:Prionobrama
1991:Inpaichthys
1977:Aphyocharax
1893:Rhinobrycon
1809:Cyanogaster
1678:Creagrutini
1637:Pterobrycon
1595:Stevardiini
1529:Tyttocharax
1455:Tyttobrycon
1434:Serrabrycon
1413:Oligobrycon
1392:Leptobrycon
1368:Schultzites
1361:Rachoviscus
1340:Moenkhausia
1312:Dectobrycon
1288:Stichonodon
1281:Stethaprion
1267:Orthospinus
1236:Phycocharax
1187:Pristellini
1177:Stygichthys
1142:Coptobrycon
1111:Parastremma
1104:Oligosarcus
1090:Inpaichthys
1083:Ctenobrycon
731:Characidae
586:The larger
549:Curimatidae
533:Anostomidae
517:disk tetras
502:Crenuchidae
463:Nannostomus
346:Systematics
275:Hemigrammus
248:subtropical
202:Rhoadsiinae
136:Characoidei
3255:Characidae
3249:Categories
3053:Characidae
3039:Characidae
3009:Characidae
2723:2019-02-01
2621:References
2533:Chalceidae
2507:Bryconidae
2502:Salmininae
2500:Subfamily
2493:Henochilus
2472:Bryconidae
2467:Bryconinae
2465:Subfamily
2423:Subfamily
2388:Subfamily
2376:Bryconidae
2368:Chalceidae
2344:Probolodus
2267:Deuterodon
2247:Subfamily
2230:Priocharax
2133:Exodontini
2067:Compsurini
2057:Saccoderma
1912:Characinae
1910:Subfamily
1886:Planaltina
1872:Piabarchus
1844:Microgenys
1823:Hypobrycon
1767:Aulixidens
1692:Creagrutus
1668:Hemibrycon
1654:Acrobrycon
1609:Corynopoma
1554:Argopleura
1546:Argopleura
1508:Iotabrycon
1465:Subfamily
1406:Mixobrycon
1385:Genycharax
1378:Scissorini
1347:Psalidodon
1305:Andromakhe
1222:Bryconella
1201:Atopomesus
1170:Parecbasis
1055:Rhoadsiini
1043:Subfamily
1018:Subfamily
899:Exodontini
859:Compsurini
802:Characinae
650:Bryconinae
565:Hepsetidae
498:Alestiidae
489:Hydrolycus
400:newspapers
245:freshwater
229:Characidae
206:Salmininae
178:Characinae
174:Bryconinae
146:Characidae
132:Suborder:
35:Characidae
2789:2468-9157
2531:moved to
2505:moved to
2470:moved to
2428:moved to
2402:Bryconops
2393:moved to
2337:Pristella
2330:Petitella
2281:Hasemania
2237:Roeboides
2181:Characini
2036:Cheirodon
1760:Attonitus
1753:Diapomini
1702:Landonini
1420:Oxybrycon
1319:Grundulus
1208:Axelrodia
1194:Aphyodite
936:Characini
618:Phylogeny
596:phylogeny
454:taxonomic
237:characins
233:characids
151:Latreille
92:Kingdom:
86:Eukaryota
3018:Wikidata
2976:(2006):
2957:(1977):
2930:FishBase
2599:Astyanax
2575:Astyanax
2528:Chalceus
2514:Salminus
2416:Piabucus
2351:Thayeria
2095:Compsura
1709:Landonia
1661:Boehlkea
1491:Markiana
1274:Poptella
1125:Rhoadsia
1069:Astyanax
1009:Taxonomy
588:piranhas
513:piranhas
308:Americas
294:aquarium
252:tropical
142:Family:
106:Chordata
102:Phylum:
96:Animalia
82:Domain:
42:– Recent
3024:Q625352
2541:Genera
2309:Myxiops
1879:Piabina
1816:Diapoma
1427:Scissor
1156:Jupiaba
1076:Carlana
598:of the
473:Hoplias
414:scholar
332:Orinoco
320:Central
239:, is a
122:Order:
112:Class:
40:Miocene
3232:151961
3219:114045
3216:uBio:
3196:265775
3183:701509
3157:162848
3144:114515
3105:1CHRCF
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2649:Charax
2610:genera
2590:, and
2479:Brycon
2202:Charax
2179:Tribe
2162:Tribe
2147:Exodon
2131:Tribe
2065:Tribe
2027:Tribe
1961:Tribe
1937:Tribe
1920:Tribe
1830:Knodus
1751:Tribe
1734:Tribe
1717:Tribe
1700:Tribe
1676:Tribe
1645:Tribe
1593:Tribe
1562:Tribe
1544:Tribe
1499:Tribe
1475:Tribe
1376:Tribe
1296:Tribe
1244:Tribe
1185:Tribe
1133:Tribe
1053:Tribe
747:clade
579:, and
416:
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395:
387:
328:Amazon
316:México
270:tetras
241:family
231:, the
153:, 1825
3227:WoRMS
3204:Plazi
3139:IRMNG
3131:47387
2886:WoRMS
2781:(PDF)
2260:Bario
1548:clade
1022:clade
421:JSTOR
407:books
340:caves
312:Texas
259:order
3170:7992
3165:NCBI
3152:ITIS
3118:7201
3113:GBIF
3100:EPPO
3092:8224
3061:BOLD
2985:ISBN
2964:ISBN
2897:2023
2785:ISSN
2700:2017
2602:and
2550:taxa
2378:and
2366:The
511:The
476:and
393:news
330:and
322:and
314:and
290:neon
288:and
286:cave
278:and
255:fish
250:and
3087:EoL
3079:7ZZ
3074:CoL
3066:894
3048:ADW
2658:165
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