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Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae Characins; tetras
Subfamily: Characinae
Genus: Charax

(See list of species below)


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18 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 11.8 cm SL
 
Charax apurensis
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Max. Length 12 cm SL
 
Charax awa
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No picture found

Max. Length 9.7 cm SL
 
Charax caudimaculatus
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No picture found

Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
 
Charax condei
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No picture found

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)

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Charax gibbosus
[Glass headstander]
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Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
 
Charax hemigrammus
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Photo by Alves, C.B.M.

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

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Charax leticiae
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Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
 
Charax macrolepis
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Max. Length 13.1 cm SL
 
Charax metae
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Max. Length 18.5 cm SL
 
Charax michaeli
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No picture found

Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
 
Charax niger
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No picture found

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)

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Charax pauciradiatus
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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)

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Charax stenopterus
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No picture found

Max. Length 14.4 cm SL
 
Charax tectifer
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Max. Length 8.6 cm SL
 
Charax unimaculatus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Charax apurensis South America 11.8 SL 1987
Charax awa South America 12 SL 2018
Charax caudimaculatus South America 9.7 SL 1987
Charax condei South America 5.4 SL 1976
Charax delimai South America 12.1 SL 2014
Charax gibbosus Glass headstander South America 14.4 TL 1758
Charax hemigrammus South America 3.3 SL 1912
Charax leticiae South America 10 SL 1987
Charax macrolepis South America 9.5 SL 1858
Charax metae South America 13.1 SL 1922
Charax michaeli South America 18.5 SL 1989
Charax niger South America 12.8 SL 1989
Charax notulatus South America 6.3 SL 1987
Charax pauciradiatus South America 10.1 SL 1864
Charax rupununi South America 4.5 SL 1912
Charax stenopterus South America 9.4 SL 1894
Charax tectifer South America 14.4 SL 1870
Charax unimaculatus South America 8.6 SL 1989



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