NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Family

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2003

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Order - Characiformes
  Superorder - Ostariophysi
  Class - Teleostei
  Superclass - Actinopterygii
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Genus - Astyanax
      Genus - Exodon
      Genus - Hyphessobrycon
      Genus - Gymnocorymbus
      Genus - Charax
      Genus - Roeboides
      Genus - Brycon
      Genus - Chalceus
      Genus - Aphyocharax
      Genus - Prionobrama
      Genus - Corynopoma
      Genus - Pseudocorynopoma
      Genus - Creagrutus
      Genus - Ctenobrycon
      Genus - Gephyrocharax
      Genus - Tetragonopterus
      Genus - Hasemania
      Genus - Hemibrycon
      Genus - Hemigrammus
      Genus - Mimagoniates
      Genus - Moenkhausia
      Genus - Nematobrycon
      Genus - Stygichthys
      Genus - Thayeria
      Genus - Cheirodon
      Genus - Pristella
      Genus - Triportheus
      Genus - Gnathocharax
      Genus - Paragoniates
      Genus - Xenagoniates
      Genus - Poptella
      Genus - Axelrodia
      Genus - Boehlkea
      Genus - Carlastyanax
      Genus - Paracheirodon
      Genus - Inpaichthys
      Genus - Petitella
      Genus - Characidium
      Genus - Crenuchus
      Genus - Acnodon
      Genus - Colossoma
      Genus - Metynnis
      Genus - Myleus
      Genus - Mylossoma
      Genus - Serrasalmus
      Genus - Piaractus
      Genus - Phenacogaster
      Genus - Priocharax
      Genus - Bryconamericus
      Genus - Bryconops
      Genus - Oligosarcus
      Genus - Probolodus
      Genus - Rachoviscus
      Genus - Tyttobrycon
      Genus - Iguanodectes
      Genus - Piabucus
      Genus - Diapoma
      Genus - Glandulocauda
      Genus - Xenurobrycon
      Genus - Pygocentrus
      Genus - Catoprion
      Genus - Carlana
      Genus - Rhoadsia
      Genus - Parastremma
      Genus - Poecilocharax
      Genus - Ammocryptocharax
      Genus - Elachocharax
      Genus - Klausewitzia
      Genus - Melanocharacidium
      Genus - Microcharacidium
      Genus - Brachychalcinus
      Genus - Myloplus
      Genus - Acanthocharax
      Genus - Acestrocephalus
      Genus - Acinocheirodon
      Genus - Acrobrycon
      Genus - Agoniates
      Genus - Aphyocharacidium
      Genus - Aphyocheirodon
      Genus - Aphyodite
      Genus - Argopleura
      Genus - Astyanacinus
      Genus - Atopomesus
      Genus - Attonitus
      Genus - Aulixidens
      Genus - Bario
      Genus - Bramocharax
      Genus - Brittanichthys
      Genus - Bryconacidnus
      Genus - Bryconella
      Genus - Bryconexodon
      Genus - Caiapobrycon
      Genus - Ceratobranchia
      Genus - Cheirodontops
      Genus - Chilobrycon
      Genus - Chrysobrycon
      Genus - Clupeacharax
      Genus - Compsura
      Genus - Coptobrycon
      Genus - Cyanocharax
      Genus - Cynopotamus
      Genus - Deuterodon
      Genus - Engraulisoma
      Genus - Galeocharax
      Genus - Genycharax
      Genus - Geryichthys
      Genus - Grundulus
      Genus - Gymnocharacinus
      Genus - Gymnotichthys
      Genus - Henochilus
      Genus - Heterocharax
      Genus - Heterocheirodon
      Genus - Hollandichthys
      Genus - Hoplocharax
      Genus - Hypobrycon
      Genus - Hysteronotus
      Genus - Iotabrycon
      Genus - Jupiaba
      Genus - Knodus
      Genus - Kolpotocheirodon
      Genus - Landonia
      Genus - Leptagoniates
      Genus - Leptobrycon
      Genus - Leptocharacidium
      Genus - Lignobrycon
      Genus - Lonchogenys
      Genus - Lophiobrycon
      Genus - Macropsobrycon
      Genus - Markiana
      Genus - Microgenys
      Genus - Microschemobrycon
      Genus - Mixobrycon
      Genus - Monotocheirodon
      Genus - Mylesinus
      Genus - Nanocheirodon
      Genus - Nematocharax
      Genus - Odontocharacidium
      Genus - Odontostilbe
      Genus - Odontostoechus
      Genus - Oligobrycon
      Genus - Orthospinus
      Genus - Ossubtus
      Genus - Othonocheirodus
      Genus - Oxybrycon
      Genus - Parapristella
      Genus - Parecbasis
      Genus - Phenacobrycon
      Genus - Phenagoniates
      Genus - Piabarchus
      Genus - Piabina
      Genus - Planaltina
      Genus - Pristobrycon
      Genus - Prodontocharax
      Genus - Psalidodon
      Genus - Psellogrammus
      Genus - Pseudochalceus
      Genus - Pseudocheirodon
      Genus - Pterobrycon
      Genus - Ptychocharax
      Genus - Pygopristis
      Genus - Rhinobrycon
      Genus - Rhinopetitia
      Genus - Roeboexodon
      Genus - Saccoderma
      Genus - Salminus
      Genus - Schultzites
      Genus - Scissor
      Genus - Scopaeocharax
      Genus - Serrabrycon
      Genus - Serrapinnus
      Genus - Skiotocharax
      Genus - Spintherobolus
      Genus - Stethaprion
      Genus - Stichonodon
      Genus - Thrissobrycon
      Genus - Tometes
      Genus - Tucanoichthys
      Genus - Tyttocharax
      Genus - Utiaritichthys
      Species - Cheirodon jaguaribensis
      Species - Cheirodon ortegai
      Species - Cheirodon pulcher
      Species - Deuterodon potaroensis