characin fish


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Noun1.characin fish - any freshwater fish of the family Characinidaecharacin fish - any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae
characid, characin
cypriniform fish - a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes
Characidae, family Characidae - tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America
tetra - brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes
cardinal tetra, Paracheirodon axelrodi - small bright red and blue aquarium fish from streams in Brazil and Colombia
caribe, pirana, piranha - small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals
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Within flood season variation in fruit consumption and seed dispersal by two characin fishes of the Amazon.
Jovenes del sobre-explotado pez amazonico Colossoma macropomum (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae), como dispersores potenciales de semillas de Cecropia spp
Interative ecology of two cohabiting characin fishes (Astyanax fasciatus and Astyanax bimaculatus) in an eutrophic Brazilian reservoir.
Feeding activity and influence of intraspecific competition on zooplankton communities by jundia (Rhamdia quelen Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) in laboratory/Atividade alimentar das formas jovens de jundia (Rhamdia quelen Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) sobre organismos zooplanctonicos, e a influencia da competicao intra-especifica na dieta em laboratorio
Interactive ecology of two cohabiting characin fishes (Astyanax fasciatus and Astyanax bimaculatus) in an eutrophic Brazilian reservoir.
Plasticity in the diet of Astyanax taeniatus in a coastal stream from south-east Brazil/Plasticidade trofica em Astyanax taeniatus de um riacho costeiro do Sudeste do Brasil

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