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Characiformes {order} -
Chordata
;
Actinopterygii
;
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Sub-taxa
Families (20)
Acestrorhynchidae [370]
Alestidae [1681]
Anostomidae [2877]
Chalceidae [34]
Characidae [19393]
Chilodontidae [82]
Citharinidae [76]
Crenuchidae [1174]
Ctenoluciidae [52]
Curimatidae [1366]
Cynodontidae [102]
Distichodontidae [782]
Erythrinidae [1375]
Gasteropelecidae [123]
Hemiodontidae [371]
Hepsetidae [128]
Lebiasinidae [545]
Parodontidae [449]
Prochilodontidae [987]
Serrasalmidae [3663]
Taxon Description (Wikipedia)
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BOLD Stats
Specimen Records:
35,906
Public Records:
17,708
Specimens with Sequences:
30,455
Public Species:
1,439
Specimens with Barcodes:
29,131
Public BINs:
1,594
Species:
1,902
Species With Barcodes:
1,790
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images representing subtaxa of Characiformes
(
Serrasalmidae
)
Sample ID:
UMSS 11062
License:
Copyright (2011)
License Holder:
F.M. Carvajal-Vallejos, FAUNAGUA
Collection Sites
Collected from 34 countries.
Top 20:
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Brazil
11928
Mexico
216
Nigeria
87
Argentina
2649
Bolivia
209
Gabon
72
Peru
1493
Panama
160
Guatemala
66
Colombia
1016
Democratic Republic of the Congo
146
South Africa
64
Suriname
857
Uruguay
139
Kenya
35
Cameroon
582
Venezuela
138
Senegal
31
French Guiana
250
Guyana
90
![(Acestrorhynchidae - UMSS 6663) @15 [ ] Copyright (2013) F.M. Carvajal-Vallejos Universidad Mayor de San Simon, Unidad de Limnologia y Recursos Acuaticos](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BBF/UMSS_6663_Ace_pantaneiro_IMG_0317c-L%2B1377270886.JPG "(Acestrorhynchidae - UMSS 6663) {} [ ] Copyright (2013)")
![(Alestidae - HVDBF_CUN__005) @14 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/HVDBF/IMG_7151%2B1346935970.JPG "(Alestidae - HVDBF_CUN__005) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Anostomidae - UMSS 13567) @15 [ ] Copyright (2011) F.M. Carvajal-Vallejos FAUNAGUA](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BBF/UMSS_13567_Lep_pictus_IMG_6457-L%2B1377271004.JPG "(Anostomidae - UMSS 13567) {} [ ] Copyright (2011)")
![(Chalceidae - OL-0732) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2012) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/DSMIS/IMG_3578%2B1326983484.JPG "(Chalceidae - OL-0732) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2012)")
![(Characidae - UMSS 1571.2) @15 [ ] Copyright (2013) F.M. Carvajal-Vallejos Universidad Mayor de San Simon, Unidad de Limnologia y Recursos Acuaticos](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BBF/UMSS_1571.2_Oli_schindleri_DSCN4722c-L%2B1377270886.JPG "(Characidae - UMSS 1571.2) {} [ ] Copyright (2013)")
![(Chilodontidae - 382_TOC) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution (by) (2023) Unspecified Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia (INPA)](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/TOCAN/382_TOC%2B1582097208.JPG "(Chilodontidae - 382_TOC) {} [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution (by) (2023)")
![(Citharinidae - BNF 14) @13 [ ] Copyright (2010) C. Nwani Unspecified](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BAFEN/BNF_14%2B1276263788.JPG "(Citharinidae - BNF 14) {} [ ] Copyright (2010)")
![(Crenuchidae - stri-3611) @15 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BSFFA/3611%2B1373933169.jpg "(Crenuchidae - stri-3611) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Ctenoluciidae - stri-3048) @15 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BSFFA/3048%2B1372096382.jpg "(Ctenoluciidae - stri-3048) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Curimatidae - UMSS 11023) @15 [ ] Copyright (2011) F.M. Carvajal-Vallejos FAUNAGUA](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BBF/UMSS_11023_Pot_latior_IMG_3348-L%2B1377270936.JPG "(Curimatidae - UMSS 11023) {} [ ] Copyright (2011)")
![(Cynodontidae - UMSS 11184) @15 [ ] Copyright (2011) F.M. Carvajal-Vallejos FAUNAGUA](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BBF/UMSS_11184_Rap_vulpinus_IMG_4823-L%2B1377270958.JPG "(Cynodontidae - UMSS 11184) {} [ ] Copyright (2011)")
![(Distichodontidae - LIB12-126) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) SAIAB SAIAB](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/GUFW/126%2B1333906596.jpg "(Distichodontidae - LIB12-126) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012)")
![(Erythrinidae - stri-10964) @15 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BSFFA/10964%2B1377264153.jpg "(Erythrinidae - stri-10964) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Gasteropelecidae - stri-18729) @15 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BSFFA/18729%2B1395414252.jpg "(Gasteropelecidae - stri-18729) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Hemiodontidae - UMSS 11413) @14 [ ] Copyright (2011) F.M. Carvajal-Vallejos FAUNAGUA](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BBF/UMSS_11413_Ano_elongatus_DSC03103-L%2B1377270958.JPG "(Hemiodontidae - UMSS 11413) {} [ ] Copyright (2011)")
![(Hepsetidae - BNF 315) @13 [ ] Copyright (2010) C. Nwani Unspecified](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BAFEN/BNF_315._JPG%2B1276279192.jpg "(Hepsetidae - BNF 315) {} [ ] Copyright (2010)")
![(Lebiasinidae - stri-3942) @15 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BSFFA/3942%2B1378479904.jpg "(Lebiasinidae - stri-3942) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Parodontidae - stri-6721) @15 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BSFFA/6721_lateral%2B1380057645.jpg "(Parodontidae - stri-6721) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Prochilodontidae - UMSS 12771) @15 [ ] Copyright (2011) F.M. Carvajal-Vallejos FAUNAGUA](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BBF/UMSS_12771_Pro_lineatus_IMG_4153-L%2B1377281934.JPG "(Prochilodontidae - UMSS 12771) {} [ ] Copyright (2011)")
![(Serrasalmidae - UMSS 11062) @15 [ ] Copyright (2011) F.M. Carvajal-Vallejos FAUNAGUA](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/BBF/UMSS_11062_Myl_duriventre_IMG_4070-L%2B1377270936.JPG "(Serrasalmidae - UMSS 11062) {} [ ] Copyright (2011)")
