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Characiformes

Characiformes /ˈkærəsɪfɔːrmiːz/ 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. Characins are most diverse in the Neotropics, where they are found in lakes and rivers throughout most of South and…

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related to Fossil taxa · 52
Characiformes → Acestrorhynchidae, African, Alberta, Alestes, Bolivia, Brazil, Bryconetes Weiss, Campanian, Canada, Characidae, Characins, Cretaceous, Dinosaur Park Formation, Early, Early Eocene, Eocene, Eocitharinus Murray, Eotexachara, Eotexachara Wick, Europe
related to Evolution · 43
Characiformes → Africa, Albian Age, Asia, Atlantic Ocean, Bissekty Formation, Brazil, Cenomanian, Central America, Cretaceous, Cretaceous Period, Cypriniformes, During, Early Cretaceous, Eocene European, France, Given, However, Hungary, Italy, Late Cretaceous
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Characiformes → Alestidae, Bolivian, Bryconidae, Characins, Cypriniformes, Erythrinidae, Hoplias, Hydrocynus, Many, Most, Salminus, Superficially, The, Weberian, Xenurobrycon
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Characiformes → Characidae, Characiphysi, Currently, Cypriniformes, Gymnotiformes, However, Originally, Ostariophysi, Otophysi, Siluriformes, Since, The, The Characiformes, The Otophysi
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Characiformes → Af, African, Below, Betancur-Rodriguez, Grande, Nelson, Wilson
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Characiformes → sister group to the orders Siluriformes and Gymnotiformes

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characins species cretaceous families tetras characiform characidae characiforms order known early america fish american south african siluriformes alestidae bryconidae erythrinidae

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