Characidae

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Noun

Characidae - tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America

fish family - any of various families of fish

Cypriniformes, order Cypriniformes - an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi

characid, characin, characin fish - any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae

genus Hemigrammus, Hemigrammus - tetras

genus Paracheirodon, Paracheirodon - a genus of Characidae

genus Serrasalmus, Serrasalmus - piranhas

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These results are consistent in accordance with that expected for Characidae, in which although it is expected to find the sex ratio of 1:1, usually a greater females proportion is observed (Hermes-Silva et al., 2008).

Reproductive biology of pequira Bryconamericus stramineus (Eigenmann, 1908) in Funil Reservoir-MG, Brazil/ Biologia reprodutiva da Pequira Bryconamericus stramineus (Eigenmann, 1908) no reservatorio de Funil-MG, Brasil

First study on parasites of Hemibrycon surinamensis (Characidae), a host from the Eastern Amazon region.

Multiparasitism in gills of Metynnis lippincottianus from the environmental protection area of Curiau river, Eastern Amazon/Multiparasitismo em branquias de Metynnis lippincottianus da area de protecao ambiental do rio Curiau, Amazonia Oriental

Ovarian development and the reproductive profile of Astyanax altiparanae (Teleostei, Characidae) over one year: applications in fish farming.

Environmental manipulation on Astyanax altiparanae out-of-season spawning

Alimentado de juvenis da sardinha papuda Triportheus flavus (Osteichthyes, Characidae) no periodo de cheia, no lago Camaleao (Amazonas, Brasil).

Ecologia trofica y rasgos ecomorfologicos del pez Triportheus magdalenae (Characiformes: Triportheidae) en el embalse El Guajaro, rio Magdalena, Colombia

Las familias con alta riqueza de especies fueron Characidae (98), Loricariidae (29), Cichlidae (23) y Curimatidae (8).

Ictiofauna de la cuenca del rio Aguaytia, Ucayali, Peru

This study aimed to characterize and compare the natural diet of the Characidae fishes Astyanax lacustris, Piaractus mesopotamicus, Megaleporinus obtusidens and Prochilodus lineatus in different stages of early development under experimental conditions.

Diet of fish (Characiformes: Characidae) during early developmental stages in the Upper Parana river basin, Brazil/Alimentacao de peixes (Characiformes: Charicidae) nas fases iniciais de desenvolvimento da bacia do Alto rio Parana, Brasil

Suarez, "Feeding habits of Bryconamericus stramineus Eigenmann, 1908 (Characidae), in different streams of Guirai River Sub-Basin, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil," Biota Neotropica, vol.

Resource Partitioning between Two Piranhas (Serrasalmus gibbus and Serrasalmus rhombeus) in an Amazonian Reservoir

Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg, 1887), encontrado em grande escala no pantanal mato-grossense, pertence a Classe Osteichthyes, Ordem Characiformes, Familia Characidae (Britski et al., 2007) e e tambem conhecido como pacu-caranha, caranha, pacuguacu (Suganuma, 2008), especie dispersora de sementes e com grande importancia para a conservacao das matas ciliares (Alencar et al., 2012).

Morphophysiological indices of Piaractus mesopotamicus (Osteichthyes, Characidae) in the Taiama Ecological Station and Sepotuba River, Brazil/ Indices morfofisiologicos de Piaractus mesopotamicus (Osteichthyes, Characidae) na Estacao Ecologica de Taiama e foz do rio Sepotuba, Brasil/Indices morfofisiologicos de Piaractus mesopotamicus (Osteichthyes, Characidae) en la Estacion Ecologica de Taiama y foz del rio Sepotuba, Brasil

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