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Taxon: Family Characidae Latreille, 1825 - characids (fish)
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Types

Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]: Characinae (Subfamily) Latreille, 1825 Ref: R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021: (4 Feb 2025). [inferred]
Type: Charax (Genus) Scopoli, 1777 Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 20 May 2025; 26 Nov 2012. [inferred]

Synonyms

Including: Crenuchidae (Family) Günther, 1864
Including: Serrasalmidae (Family) Bleeker, 1859

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full name: karperzalmen s.s. Ref: B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: characids Ref: R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021: (4 Feb 2025).
: characins Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 203.
: characins Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998: 2459.
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