| Nominal Species (n = 99) | Present allocation (n = 90) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Characidium alipioi Travassos, 1955 | Characidium alipioi | 13683 |
| Characidium amaila Lujan, Agudelo-Zamora, Taphorn, Booth & López-Fernández, 2013 | Characidium amaila | 94269 |
| Klausewitzia aphanes Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1977 | Odontocharacidium aphanes | 13683 |
| Melanocharacidium auroradiatum Costa & Vicente, 1994 | Melanocharacidium auroradiatum | 27925 |
| Characidium bahiense Almeida, 1971 | Characidium bahiense | 37059 |
| Characidium bimaculatum Fowler, 1941 | Characidium bimaculatum | 13683 |
| Characidium blennioides Eigenmann, 1909 | Melanocharacidium blennioides | 13683 |
| Characidium boehlkei Géry, 1972 | Characidium boehlkei | 13683 |
| Characidium bolivianum Pearson, 1924 | Characidium bolivianum | 13683 |
| Nanognathus borellii Boulenger, 1895 | Characidium borellii | 13683 |
| Poecilocharax bovalii Eigenmann, 1909 | Poecilocharax bovalii | 37059 |
| Characidium brevirostre Pellegrin, 1909 | Characidium brevirostre | 13683 |
| Characidium catenatum Eigenmann, 1909 | Characidium steindachneri | 13683 |
| Characidium caucanum Eigenmann, 1912 | Characidium caucanum | 13683 |
| Characidium chupa chupa Schultz, 1944 | Characidium chupa | 13683 |
| Characidium chupa torbesensis Schultz, 1944 | Characidium chupa | 13683 |
| Melanocharacidium compressus Buckup, 1993 | Melanocharacidium compressus | 13683 |
| Characidium crandellii Steindachner, 1915 | Characidium crandellii | 13683 |
| Characidium declivirostre Steindachner, 1915 | Characidium declivirostre | 13683 |
| Melanocharacidium depressum Buckup, 1993 | Melanocharacidium depressum | 13683 |
| Melanocharacidium dispilomma Buckup, 1993 | Melanocharacidium dispilomma | 13683 |
| Characidium dubia Travassos, 1952 | Characidium interruptum | 13683 |
| Ammocryptocharax elegans Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1976 | Ammocryptocharax elegans | 13683 |
| Jobertina eleotrioides Géry, 1960 | Microcharacidium eleotrioides | 12965 |
| Characidium etheostoma Cope, 1872 | Characidium etheostoma | 6329 |
| Characidium etzeli Zarske & Géry, 2001 | Characidium etzeli | 37059 |
| Characidium fasciadorsale Fowler, 1914 | Characidium zebra | 27672 |
| Characidium fasciatum Reinhardt, 1867 | Characidium fasciatum | 4537 |
| Characidium fasciatum var. boavistae Steindachner, 1915 | Characidium boavistae | 85815 |
| Elachocharax georgiae Géry, 1965 | Elachocharax pulcher | 13683 |
| Elachocharax geryi Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1978 | Elachocharax geryi | 13683 |
| Microcharacidium geryi Zarske, 1997 | Microcharacidium geryi | 37059 |
| Microcharacidium gnomus Buckup, 1993 | Microcharacidium gnomus | 13683 |
| Characidium gomesi Travassos, 1956 | Characidium gomesi | 26282 |
| Characidium grajahuensis Travassos, 1944 | Characidium grajahuensis | 37059 |
| Characidium hasemani Steindachner, 1915 | Characidium hasemani | 13683 |
| Characidium heinianum Zarske & Géry, 2001 | Characidium heinianum | 37059 |
| Characidium heirmostigmata da Graça & Pavanelli, 2008 | Characidium heirmostigmata | 74998 |
| Characidium helmeri Zanata, Sarmento-Soares & Martins-Pinheiro, 2015 | Characidium helmeri | 104900 |
| Characidium interruptum Pellegrin, 1909 | Characidium interruptum | 13683 |
| Characidium japuhybense Travassos, 1949 | Characidium japuhybense | 13683 |
| Geisleria junki Géry, 1971 | Elachocharax junki | 13683 |
| Characidium ladigesi Géry, 1972 | Characidium steindachneri | 13683 |
| Characidium lagosantense Travassos, 1947 | Characidium lagosantense | 13683 |
| Characidium lanei Travassos, 1967 | Characidium lanei | 13683 |
| Characidium laterale Eigenmann, 1909 | Ammocryptocharax lateralis | 13683 |
| Nannostomus lateralis Boulenger, 1895 | Characidium laterale | 13683 |
| Characidium lauroi Travassos, 1949 | Characidium lauroi | 13683 |
| Characidium litorale Leitão & Buckup, 2014 | Characidium litorale | 96085 |
| Characidium longum Taphorn, Montaña & Buckup, 2006 | Characidium longum | 57857 |
| Leporinus macrolepidotus Peters, 1868 | Characidium macrolepidotum | 38397 |
| Characidium marshi Breder, 1925 | Characidium marshi | 13683 |
| Skiotocharax meizon Presswell, Weitzman & Bergquist, 2000 | Skiotocharax meizon | 34069 |
| Melanocharacidium melanopteron Buckup, 1993 | Melanocharacidium melanopteron | 13683 |
| Ammocryptocharax minutus Buckup, 1993 | Ammocryptocharax minutus | 13683 |
| Characidium mirim Netto-Ferraira, Birindelli & Buckup, 2013 | Characidium mirim | 93569 |
| Elachocharax mitopterus Weitzman, 1986 | Elachocharax mitopterus | 13683 |
| Melanocharacidium nigrum Buckup, 1993 | Melanocharacidium nigrum | 13683 |
| Characidium nupelia da Graça, Pavanelli & Buckup, 2008 | Characidium nupelia | 75787 |
| Characidium occidentale Buckup & Reis, 1997 | Characidium occidentale | 27672 |
| Characidium oiticicai Travassos, 1967 | Characidium oiticicai | 13683 |
| Leptocharacidium omospilus Buckup, 1993 | Leptocharacidium omospilus | 13683 |
| Characidium orientale Buckup & Reis, 1997 | Characidium orientale | 27672 |
| Characidium papachibe Peixoto & Wosiacki, 2013 | Characidium papachibe | 93226 |
| Melanocharacidium pectorale Buckup, 1993 | Melanocharacidium pectorale | 13683 |
| Characidium pellucidum Eigenmann, 1909 | Characidium pellucidum | 12225 |
| Characidium phoxocephalum Eigenmann, 1912 | Characidium phoxocephalum | 13683 |
| Characidium pteroides Eigenmann, 1909 | Characidium pteroides | 13683 |
| Characidium pterostictum Gomes, 1947 | Characidium pterostictum | 26282 |
| Elachocharax pulcher Myers, 1927 | Elachocharax pulcher | 13683 |
| Characidium purpuratum Steindachner, 1882 | Characidium purpuratum | 26282 |
| Characidium rachovii Regan, 1913 | Characidium rachovii | 11229 |
| Characidium rex Böhlke, 1958 | Melanocharacidium rex | 13683 |
| Klausewitzia ritae Géry, 1965 | Klausewitzia ritae | 37059 |
| Characidium roesseli Géry, 1965 | Characidium roesseli | 13683 |
| Characidium samurai Zanata & Camelier, 2014 | Characidium samurai | 96872 |
| Characidium sanctjohanni Dahl, 1960 | Characidium sanctjohanni | 13683 |
| Characidium satoi Melo & Oyakawa, 2015 | Characidium satoi | 104008 |
| Characidium schindleri Zarske & Géry, 2001 | Characidium schindleri | 37059 |
| Characidium schubarti Travassos, 1955 | Characidium schubarti | 13683 |
| Characidium serrano Buckup & Reis, 1997 | Characidium serrano | 27672 |
| Crenuchus spilurus Günther, 1863 | Crenuchus spilurus | 26282 |
| Characidium steindachneri Cope, 1878 | Characidium steindachneri | 6329 |
| Geryichthys sterbai Zarske, 1997 | Geryichthys sterbai | 37059 |
| Characidium stigmosum Melo & Buckup, 2002 | Characidium stigmosum | 46824 |
| Characidium summus Zanata & Ohara, 2015 | Characidium summus | 104900 |
| Characidium surumuense Steindachner, 1915 | Characidium hasemani | 13683 |
| Chorimycterus tenuis Cope, 1894 | Characidium tenue | 26282 |
| Characidium theageri Travassos, 1952 | Characidium rachovii | 13683 |
| Characidium timbuiense Travassos, 1946 | Characidium timbuiense | 13683 |
| Characidium vestigipinne Buckup & Hahn, 2000 | Characidium vestigipinne | 36884 |
| Characidium vidali Travassos, 1967 | Characidium vidali | 13683 |
| Characidium vintoni Eigenmann, 1909 | Ammocryptocharax vintonae | 13683 |
| Characidium voladorita Schultz, 1944 | Characidium boavistae | 13683 |
| Microcharacidium weitzmani Buckup, 1993 | Microcharacidium weitzmani | 13683 |
| Poecilocharax weitzmani Géry, 1965 | Poecilocharax weitzmani | 37059 |
| Characidium xanthopterum Silveira, Langeani, da Graça, Pavanelli & Buckup, 2008 | Characidium xanthopterum | 76854 |
| Characidium xavante da Graça, Pavanelli & Buckup, 2008 | Characidium xavante | 75787 |
| Characidium zebra Eigenmann, 1909 | Characidium zebra | 37059 |