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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae Characins
Subfamily: Characinae
Genus: Charax

(See list of species below)


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17 species (see list below)

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South America
Max. Length 11.8 cm SL
 
Charax apurensis
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 9.7 cm SL
 
Charax caudimaculatus
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
 
Charax condei
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 12.1 cm SL
 
Charax delimai
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Photo by Casacuberta, M.

South America
Max. Length 14.4 cm TL
Charax gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Casacuberta, M.
 
Charax gibbosus
[Glass headstander]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
 
Charax hemigrammus
[]

Photo by Alves, C.B.M.

South America
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Charax leticiae Lucena, 1987

Photo by Alves, C.B.M.
 
Charax leticiae
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
 
Charax macrolepis
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Charax metae
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 11.3 cm SL
 
Charax michaeli
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
 
Charax niger
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
 
Charax notulatus
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Photo by Mikolji, I.

South America
Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
Charax pauciradiatus (Günther, 1864)

Photo by Mikolji, I.
 
Charax pauciradiatus
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
 
Charax rupununi
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Photo by Loureiro, M.

South America
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
Charax stenopterus (Cope, 1894)

Photo by Loureiro, M.
 
Charax stenopterus
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Charax tectifer
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 8.6 cm SL
 
Charax unimaculatus
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17 Species of Family Characidae with Genus Charax
(Characins)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1987 Charax apurensis South America 11.8 SL
1987 Charax caudimaculatus South America 9.7 SL
1976 Charax condei South America 5.4 SL
2014 Charax delimai South America 12.1 SL
1758 Charax gibbosus Glass headstander South America 14.4 TL
1912 Charax hemigrammus South America 3.3 SL
1987 Charax leticiae South America 10 SL
1858 Charax macrolepis South America 9.5 SL
1922 Charax metae South America 11 SL
1989 Charax michaeli South America 11.3 SL
1989 Charax niger South America 12.8 SL
1987 Charax notulatus South America 6.3 SL
1864 Charax pauciradiatus South America 10.1 SL
1912 Charax rupununi South America 4.5 SL
1894 Charax stenopterus South America 9.4 SL
1870 Charax tectifer South America 10 SL
1989 Charax unimaculatus South America 8.6 SL



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