Family
Characins Characidae
Every species of the family Characidae in LumaReef: photos, sizes and water parameters, species by species.
- Species
- 62
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Size range
- 1.9–25 cm
- Typical temperature
- 22–28 °C
- Typical pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Order
- Characiformes
Size is the largest length on record for each species. Typical temperature and pH are the median of the species with data.
Species 62
BloodfinAphyocharax anisitsiComing soon
Dawn TetraAphyocharax paraguayensisComing soon
Redflank bloodfinAphyocharax rathbuniComing soon
Twospot AstyanaxAstyanax bimaculatusComing soon
Mexican TetraAstyanax mexicanusComing soon
Axelrodia stigmatiasComing soon
Salmon DiscusBrachychalcinus orbicularisComing soon
TucanfishChalceus erythrurusComing soon
Pink-tailed ChalceusChalceus macrolepidotusComing soon
Phantom HeadstanderCharax condeiComing soon
Swordtail CharacinCorynopoma riiseiComing soon
Bucktooth TetraExodon paradoxusComing soon
Gymnocorymbus bondiComing soon
Silvertip TetraHasemania nanaComing soon
Hemigrammus barrigonaeComing soon
Hemigrammus belottiiComing soon
Firehead tetraHemigrammus bleheriComing soon
January tetraHemigrammus hyanuaryComing soon
Head and Tail Light TetraHemigrammus ocelliferComing soon
Pretty TetraHemigrammus pulcherComing soon
Golden TetraHemigrammus rodwayiComing soon
Hemigrammus stictusComing soon
Goldentip TetraHemigrammus ulreyiComing soon
Featherfin tetraHemigrammus unilineatusComing soon
Hyphessobrycon acaciaeComing soon
Yellow-jaw TetraHyphessobrycon agulhaComing soon
Buenos Aires TetraHyphessobrycon anisitsiComing soon
Hyphessobrycon balbusComing soon
Ornate TetraHyphessobrycon bentosiComing soon
Yellow tetraHyphessobrycon bifasciatusComing soon
Hyphessobrycon borealisComing soon
Hyphessobrycon brumadoComing soon
Colombian TetraHyphessobrycon columbianusComing soon
Mayan TetraHyphessobrycon compressusComing soon
Bleeding Heart TetraHyphessobrycon erythrostigmaComing soon
Flame TetraHyphessobrycon flammeusComing soon
Flag tetraHyphessobrycon heterorhabdusComing soon
Loreto tetraHyphessobrycon loretoensisComing soon
Black phantom tetraHyphessobrycon megalopterusComing soon
Hyphessobrycon melanostichosComing soon
Meta TetraHyphessobrycon metaeComing soon
Peruvian tetraHyphessobrycon peruvianusComing soon
Blood TetraHyphessobrycon pyrrhonotusComing soon
Rosy TetraHyphessobrycon rosaceusComing soon
Yellow Phantom TetraHyphessobrycon roseusComing soon
False X-ray TetraHyphessobrycon simulatusComing soon
Spotfin tetraHyphessobrycon socolofiComing soon
Savanna tetraHyphessobrycon stegemanniComing soon
Red phantom tetraHyphessobrycon sweglesiComing soon
Chocolate Neon TetraHyphessobrycon vilmaeComing soon
Royal TetraInpaichthys kerriComing soon
Blue TetraKnodus borkiComing soon
Blue tetraMimagoniates microlepisComing soon
Ceros TetraMoenkhausia cerosComing soon
Glass TetraMoenkhausia oligolepisComing soon
Red Eye TetraMoenkhausia sanctaefilomenaeComing soon
False rummy-nose tetraPetitella georgiaeComing soon
Phenacogaster tegatusComing soon
Glass bloodfinPrionobrama filigeraComing soon
X-ray TetraPristella maxillarisComing soon
Thayeria ifatiComing soon
Thayeria obliquaComing soon
More freshwater families
- Piranhas and pacusSerrasalmidae19
- American tetrasAcestrorhamphidae13
- PencilfishesLebiasinidae9
- African tetrasAlestidae7
- HeadstandersAnostomidae7
- Dogtooth characinsCynodontidae5
- Distichodontidae5
- Acestrorhynchidae3
- Ctenoluciidae3
- Freshwater hatchetfishesGasteropelecidae3
- HalftoothsHemiodontidae3
- CichlidsCichlidae191