CHARACIFORMESCHARACIFORMES
| East Germany 1966 | Hungary 1962 | Cambodia 1996 | East Germany 1966 |
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| Cardinal Tetra Paracheirodon axelrodi (Characidae) |
Neon Tetra Paracheirodon innesi (Characidae) |
Emperor Tetra Nematobrycon palmeri (Characidae) |
Black Phantom Tetra Megalamphodus megalopterus (Characidae) |
| Surinam 1978 | Surinam 1978 | Venezuela 1966 | Uruguay 2005 |
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| Sabalo Tetra Astyanax species (Characidae) |
Priscilla Tetra Pristella riddlei (Characidae) |
Piranha Notatus Serrasalmus notatus (Characidae) |
Piranha Nattereri Pygocentrus nattereri (Characidae) |
| Paraguay 1998 | Venezuela 1966 | Surinam 1978 |
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| Stoplight Tetra Tetrogonopterus argenterus (Characidae) |
Swordtail Characine Corynopomo riishi (Characidae) |
Golden Pencilfish Nannostomus beckfordi (Characidae) |
| Mali 1975 | Brazil 1988 | Uruguay 1968 |
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| Moonfish Citharinus latus (Characidae) |
Scissortail Tetra Moenkhausia intermedia (Characidae) |
Dorado Characin Salminus maxillosus (Characidae) |
| Peru 2008 | Peru 2008 | Peru 2008 |
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| Black Pacu Piaractus brachypomus (Characidae) |
Giant Silver Mylossoma Mylossoma duriventre (Characidae) |
Common Brycon Brycon melanopterus (Characidae) |
| Zinbabwe 1989 | Cote d'Ivoire 1999 | Mali 1975 | Zambia 1983 |
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| Distichodus Distichodus schenga (Characidae) |
Distichodus Distichodus rostratus (Characidae) |
Tiger Fish Hydrocynus forskalii (Characidae) |
Tiger Fish Hydrocynus vittatus (Characidae) |
| Upper Volta 1966 | Mali 1976 | Mozambique 1984 |
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| African Characid Alestes luteus (Alestiidae) |
True Big-scale Tetra Alestes macrolepidotus (Alestidae) |
Spot-tail Fish Alestes imberi (Alestiidae) |
| Upper Volta 1975 | Upper Volta 1966 | Upper Volta 1966 |
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| Common Robber Micralestes comoensis (Alestiidae) |
Silver Robber Micralestes voltae (Alestiidae) |
Congo Tetra Phenacogrammus pabrensis (Alestiidae) |
| Upper Volta 1966 | Upper Volta 1966 | Nicaragua 1981 | Surinam 1978 |
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| African Darter Nannocharax gobiodes (Citharinidae) |
Polli Citharine Hemigrammocharax polli (Citharinidae) |
Striped Headstander Anostomus anostomus (Anostomidae) |
Black Banded Leporinus Leporinus fasciatus (Anostomidae) |
| Uruguay 2005 | Venezuela 1966 | Suriname 1978 | Paraguay 1998 |
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| Wolffish Hoplias malabaricus (Erythrinidae) |
Pearl Headstander Chilodas punciatus (Chilodontidae) |
Common Hatchetfish Gasteropelecus sternicla (Gasteropelecidae) |
Red-Tailed Barracuda Acestrorthynchus altus (Acestrorhynchidae) |
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| Dorado Characin Salminus maxillosus (Characidae) (CHARACIFORMES) |
Cardinal Tetra Paracheirodon axelrodi (Characidae) (CHARACIFORMES) |
Red Phantom Tetra Megalamphodus sweglesi (Characidae) (CHARACIFORMES) |
Rummynose Tetra Hemigrammus bleheri (Characidae) (CHARACIFORMES) |
The friend of Characidae resembles carp department fish in a figure, but can distinguish it by having an oil fin between common dorsal fin and cord fins. Teeth develop to a chin well, and most kinds are flesh-eating. It has a Weber organ like a carp. It is popular as an admiration fish in what do the color that this friend is small generally, and is clean. There is the thing which becomes length 1.4m, but many things are equal to or less than 3cm.
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