Characins (Characidae)

The Characins (Characidae) family has 120 species in the Guppies.za.net fish encyclopedia, 88 of which are kept in home aquariums.

Species in this family

• Banded astyanaxAstyanax fasciatus
• Black neon tetraHyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
• Black phantom tetraHyphessobrycon megalopterus
• Black tetraGymnocorymbus ternetzi
• Blackline penguinfishThayeria boehlkei
• Bleeding-heart tetraHyphessobrycon erythrostigma
• Bloodfin tetraAphyocharax anisitsi
• Bucktooth tetraExodon paradoxus
• Buenos Aires tetraHyphessobrycon anisitsi
• CachamaColossoma macropomum
• Cardinal tetraParacheirodon axelrodi
• Cochu's blue tetraBoehlkea fredcochui
• Diamond tetraMoenkhausia pittieri
• Disk tetraMyleus schomburgkii
• Ember tetraHyphessobrycon amandae
• Emperor tetraNematobrycon palmeri
• Flag tetraHyphessobrycon heterorhabdus
• Flame tetraHyphessobrycon flammeus
• Garnet tetraHemigrammus pulcher
• Glass bloodfinPrionobrama filigera
• Glass tetraMoenkhausia oligolepis
• Glowlight tetraHemigrammus erythrozonus
• Green neon tetraParacheirodon simulans
• Head-and-taillight tetraHemigrammus ocellifer
• Jewel tetraHyphessobrycon eques
• Lemon tetraHyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
• Neon tetraParacheirodon innesi
• Ornate tetraHyphessobrycon bentosi
• Pinktail chalceusChalceus macrolepidotus
• PirapatingaPiaractus brachypomus
• Red phantom tetraHyphessobrycon sweglesi
• Red piranhaPygocentrus nattereri
• Redeye tetraMoenkhausia sanctaefilomenae
• Redflank bloodfinAphyocharax rathbuni
• Redhook myleusMyloplus rubripinnis
• Rosy tetraHyphessobrycon rosaceus
• Royal tetraInpaichthys kerri
• Ruby tetraAxelrodia riesei
• Rummy-nose tetraHemigrammus rhodostomus
• Silver dollarMetynnis hypsauchen
• X-ray tetraPristella maxillaris
• Yellow tetraHyphessobrycon bifasciatus
• Hemigrammus bellottii
• Hemigrammus rodwayi
• Hemigrammus ulreyi
• Hyphessobrycon columbianus
• Iguanodectes spilurus
• Moenkhausia collettii
• Bandtail tetraMoenkhausia dichroura
• Coffee-bean tetraHyphessobrycon takasei
• Dawn tetraHyphessobrycon eos
• Discus tetraBrachychalcinus orbicularis
• Dragonfin tetraPseudocorynopoma doriae
• Elongate hatchetfishTriportheus elongatus
• False black tetraGymnocorymbus thayeri
• False rummynose tetraPetitella georgiae
• Featherfin tetraHemigrammus unilineatus
• Firehead tetraHemigrammus bleheri
• Flametail tetraAphyocharax erythrurus
• Glass headstanderCharax gibbosus