Characiformes - Characins

Classification

Order: Characiformes - Characins
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Families

Serrasalmidae - Piranhas and pacus

Triportheidae

Prochilodontidae - flannel-mouthed characins

Acestrorhynchidae - Smallscale pike characins

Erythrinidae - Trahiras

Bryconidae - Brycon characins

Ctenoluciidae - Pike-characids

Characidae - Characins

Cynodontidae - Dogtooth characins

Alestidae - African tetras

Anostomidae - Anostomids

Chalceidae - Tucanfishes

Distichodontidae - Distichodus

Curimatidae - Toothless characins

Crenuchidae - South American darters

Iguanodectidae - Lizard bite tetras

Lebiasinidae - Pencilfishes

Parodontidae - Scrapetooths

Hepsetidae - African pikes

Hemiodontidae - Halftooths

Gasteropelecidae - Freshwater hatchetfishes

Citharinidae - Lutefishes

Chilodontidae - Headstanders

Tarumaniidae - Muck fishes

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