Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae Characins
Subfamily: Aphyocharacinae
Genus: Aphyocharax

(See list of species below)

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11 species (see list below)

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South America
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL

Aphyocharax agassizii
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Photo by Landines, M./ Ana Sanabria

Aphyocharax alburnus
[Goldencrown tetra]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Aphyocharax anisitsi
[Bloodfin tetra]

No picture found
South America
Max. Length 5.0 cm

Aphyocharax colifax
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Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Aphyocharax dentatus
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Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Aphyocharax erythrurus
[Flametail tetra]

No picture found
South America
Max. Length 5.4 cm SL

Aphyocharax gracilis
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Aphyocharax nattereri
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6.4 cm SL

Aphyocharax pusillus
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Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Aphyocharax rathbuni
[Redflank bloodfin]

No picture found
South America
Max. Length 5.6 cm SL

Aphyocharax yekwanae
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11 Species of Family Characidae with Genus Aphyocharax
(Characins)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1882	Aphyocharax agassizii		South America	3.3 SL
1869	Aphyocharax alburnus	Goldencrown tetra	South America	8
1903	Aphyocharax anisitsi	Bloodfin tetra	South America	5.5 TL
1991	Aphyocharax colifax		South America	5.0
1903	Aphyocharax dentatus		South America	7.2 SL
1912	Aphyocharax erythrurus	Flametail tetra	South America	5.8
1940	Aphyocharax gracilis		South America	5.4 SL
1882	Aphyocharax nattereri		South America	3.1 SL
1868	Aphyocharax pusillus		South America	6.4 SL
1907	Aphyocharax rathbuni	Redflank bloodfin	South America	2.7 SL
2003	Aphyocharax yekwanae		South America	5.6 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: CharaciformesFamily: Characidae CharacinsSubfamily: AphyocharacinaeGenus: Aphyocharax(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae Characins
Subfamily: Aphyocharacinae
Genus: Aphyocharax

(See list of species below)