Characidae
Translingual
Etymology
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; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; 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