Characidiinae
| Characidiinae | |
|---|---|
| Characidium fasciatum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Crenuchidae |
| Subfamily: | Fowler, 1932[1] |
Characidiinae is a subfamily of freshwater ray-fnned fishes, one of two subfamilies belonging to the family Crenuchidae, the South American darters. The fishes in this subfamily are found in the Neotropics.
Genera
Characidiinae contains the following genera:[2]
- Ammocryptocharax Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1976
- Characidium Reinhardt, 1867
- Elachocharax Myers, 1927
- Klausewitzia Géry, 1965
- Leptocharacidium Buckup, 1993
- Melanocharacidium Buckup, 1993
- Microcharacidium Buckup, 1993
- Odontocharacidium Buckup, 1993
- Skiotocharax Presswell, Weitzman & Bergquist, 2000
References
- ^ Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Characidiinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 June 2025.