Kinds of Fish

Species listed are from www.fishbase.org

Scientific name -- Other names
Characidae -- Characins
   Acanthocharax microlepis Eigenmann, 1912
   Acestrocephalus anomalus (Steindachner, 1880)
   Acestrocephalus boehlkei Menezes, 1977
   Acestrocephalus ginesi Lasso and Taphorn, 2000
   Acestrocephalus sardina (Fowler, 1913)
   Acinocheirodon melanogramma Malabarba and Weitzman, 1999
   Acnodon normani Gosline, 1951 -- Sheep-pacu
   Acnodon oligacanthus (Muller and Trochel, 1844)
   Acnodon senai Jégu and dos Santos, 1990
   Acrobrycon ipanquianus (Cope, 1877)
   Acrobrycon tarijae Fowler, 1940
   Agoniates anchovia Eigenmann, 1914
   Agoniates halecinus Muller and Troschel, 1845
   Ammocryptocharax elegans Weitzman and Kanazawa, 1976
   Ammocryptocharax lateralis (Eigenmann, 1909)
   Ammocryptocharax minutus Buckup, 1993
   Ammocryptocharax vintonae (Eigenmann, 1909)
   Aphyocharacidium bolivianum Géry, 1973
   Aphyocharacidium melandetum (Eigenmann, 1912)
   Aphyocharax agassizii (Steindachner, 1882)
   Aphyocharax alburnus (Gunther, 1869) -- Goldencrown Tetra
   Aphyocharax anisitsi Eigenmann and Kennedy, 1903 -- Bloodfin Tetra
   Aphyocharax colifax Taphorn and Thomerson, 1991
   Aphyocharax dentatus Eigenmann and Kennedy, 1903
   Aphyocharax erythrurus Eigenmann, 1912 -- Flametail Tetra
   Aphyocharax gracilis Fowler, 1940
   Aphyocharax nattereri (Steindachner, 1882)
   Aphyocharax paraguayensis Eigenmann, 1915
   Aphyocharax pusillus Gunther, 1868
   Aphyocharax rathbuni Eigenmann, 1907 -- Redflank Bloodfin
   Aphyocharax yekwanae Willink, Chernoff and Machado-Allison, 2003
   Aphyocheirodon hemigrammus Eigenmann, 1915
   Aphyodite grammica Eigenmann, 1912
   Argopleura chocoensis (Eigenmann, 1913)
   Argopleura conventus (Eigenmann, 1913)
   Argopleura diquensis (Eigenmann, 1913)
   Argopleura magdalenensis (Eigenmann, 1913)
   Astyanacinus goyanensis Miranda-Ribeiro, 1944
   Astyanacinus moorii (Boulenger, 1892)
   Astyanacinus multidens Pearson, 1924
   Astyanacinus platensis Messner, 1962
   Astyanax abramis (Jenyns, 1842)
   Astyanax aeneus (Gunther, 1860)
   Astyanax alburnus (Hensel, 1870)
   Astyanax altiparanae Garutti and Britski, 2000
   Astyanax angustifrons (Regan, 1908)
   Astyanax anterior Eigenmann, 1908
   Astyanax argyrimarginatus Garutti, 1999
   Astyanax armandoi Lozano-Vilano and Contreras-Balderas, 1990
   Astyanax asuncionensis Géry, 1972
   Astyanax atratoensis Eigenmann, 1907
   Astyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Twospot Astyanax
   Astyanax bourgeti Eigenmann, 1908
   Astyanax brachypterygium Bertaco and Malabarba, 2001
   Astyanax brevirhinus Eigenmann, 1908
   Astyanax caucanus (Steindachner, 1879)
   Astyanax chaparae Fowler, 1943
   Astyanax cordovae (Gunther, 1880)
   Astyanax correntinus (Holmberg, 1891)
   Astyanax cremnobates Bertaco and Malabarba, 2001
   Astyanax daguae Eigenmann, 1913
   Astyanax eigenmanniorum (Cope, 1894)
   Astyanax erythropterus (Holmberg, 1891)
   Astyanax fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819) -- Banded Astyanax
   Astyanax fasslii (Steindachner, 1915)
   Astyanax festae (Boulenger, 1898)
   Astyanax filiferus (Eigenmann, 1913)
   Astyanax gisleni Dahl, 1943
   Astyanax giton Eigenmann, 1908
   Astyanax goyacensis Eigenmann, 1908
   Astyanax gracilior Eigenmann, 1908
   Astyanax guaporensis Eigenmann, 1911
   Astyanax guianensis Eigenmann, 1909
   Astyanax gymnogenys Eigenmann, 1911
   Astyanax hastatus Myers, 1928
   Astyanax integer Myers, 1930
   Astyanax intermedius Eigenmann, 1908
   Astyanax ita Almirón, Azpelicueta and Casciotta, 2002
   Astyanax janeiroensis Eigenmann, 1908
   Astyanax jenynsii (Steindachner, 1877)
   Astyanax jordani (Hubbs and Innes, 1936)
   Astyanax kennedyi Géry, 1964
   Astyanax kompi Hildebrand, 1938
   Astyanax kullanderi Costa, 1995
   Astyanax lacustris (Lütken, 1875)
   Astyanax leonidas Azpelicueta, Casciotta and Almirón, 2002
   Astyanax leopoldi Géry, Planquette and Le Bail, 1988
   Astyanax lineatus (Perugia, 1891)
   Astyanax longior (Cope, 1878)
   Astyanax maculisquamis Garutti and Britski, 1997
   Astyanax magdalenae Eigenmann and Henn, 1916
   Astyanax marionae Eigenmann, 1911
   Astyanax maximus (Steindachner, 1877)
   Astyanax megaspilura Fowler, 1944
   Astyanax mexicanus (De Filippi, 1853) -- Mexican Tetra
   Astyanax microlepis Eigenmann, 1913
   Astyanax multidens Eigenmann, 1908
   Astyanax mutator Eigenmann, 1909
   Astyanax myersi (Fernández-Yépez, 1950)
   Astyanax nasutus Meek, 1907
   Astyanax nicaraguensis Eigenmann and Ogle, 1907
   Astyanax obscurus (Hensel, 1870)
   Astyanax ojiara Azpelicueta and Garcia, 2000
   Astyanax orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1850)
   Astyanax orthodus Eigenmann, 1907
   Astyanax paraguayensis (Fowler, 1918)
   Astyanax parahybae Eigenmann, 1908
   Astyanax paranae Eigenmann, 1914
   Astyanax paranahybae Eigenmann, 1911
   Astyanax paris Azpelicueta, Almirón and Casciotta, 2002
   Astyanax pedri (Eigenmann, 1908)
   Astyanax pelegrini Eigenmann, 1907
   Astyanax poetzschkei Ahl, 1932
   Astyanax potaroensis (Eigenmann, 1909)
   Astyanax ribeirae Eigenmann, 1911
   Astyanax rivularis (Lütken, 1875)
   Astyanax robustus Meek, 1912
   Astyanax ruberrimus Eigenmann, 1913
   Astyanax saguazu Casciotta, Almirón and Azpelicueta, 2003
   Astyanax saltor Travassos, 1960
   Astyanax scabripinnis (Jenyns, 1842)
   Astyanax schubarti Britski, 1964
   Astyanax scintillans Myers, 1928
   Astyanax stenohalinus Messner, 1962
   Astyanax stilbe (Cope, 1870)
   Astyanax superbus Myers, 1942
   Astyanax symmetricus Eigenmann, 1908
   Astyanax taeniatus (Jenyns, 1842)
   Astyanax trierythropterus Godoy, 1970
   Astyanax troya Azpelicueta, Casciotta and Almirón, 2002
   Astyanax turmalinensis Triques, Vono and Caiafa, 2003
   Astyanax unitaeniatus Garutti, 1998
   Astyanax validus Géry, Planquette and Le Bail, 1991
   Astyanax venezuelae Schultz, 1944
   Astyanax villwocki Zarske and Géry, 1999
   Atopomesus pachyodus Myers, 1927
   Attonitus bounites Vari and Ortega, 2000
   Attonitus ephimeros Vari and Ortega, 2000
   Attonitus irisae Vari and Ortega, 2000
   Aulixidens eugeniae Böhlke, 1952
   Axelrodia lindeae Géry, 1973
   Axelrodia riesei Géry, 1966 -- Ruby Tetra
   Axelrodia stigmatias (Fowler, 1913)
   Bario steindachneri (Eigenmann, 1893)
   Boehlkea fredcochui Géry, 1966 -- Cochus Blue Tetra
   Brachychalcinus copei (Steindachner, 1882)
   Brachychalcinus nummus Böhlke, 1958
   Brachychalcinus orbicularis (Valenciennes, 1850) -- Discus Tetra
   Brachychalcinus parnaibae Reis, 1989
   Brachychalcinus retrospina Boulenger, 1892
   Bramocharax baileyi Rosen, 1972
   Bramocharax bransfordii Gill, 1877
   Bramocharax caballeroi Contreras-Balderas and Rivera-Teillery, 1985
   Bramocharax dorioni Rosen, 1970
   Brittanichthys axelrodi Géry, 1965
   Brittanichthys myersi Géry, 1965
   Brycon alburnus (Gunther, 1860)
   Brycon amazonicus (Spix and Agassiz, 1829)
   Brycon argenteus Meek and Hildebrand, 1913
   Brycon atrocaudatus (Kner, 1863)
   Brycon behreae Hildebrand, 1938
   Brycon bicolor Pellegrin, 1909
   Brycon cephalus (Gunther, 1869)
   Brycon chagrensis (Kner, 1863)
   Brycon coquenani Steindachner, 1915
   Brycon coxeyi Fowler, 1943
   Brycon dentex Gunther, 1860
   Brycon devillei (Castelnau, 1855)
   Brycon falcatus Muller and Troschel, 1844
   Brycon ferox Steindachner, 1877
   Brycon fowleri Dahl, 1955
   Brycon guatemalensis Regan, 1908 -- Machaca
   Brycon henni Eigenmann, 1913
   Brycon hilarii (Valenciennes, 1850)
   Brycon insignis Steindachner, 1877 -- Tiete Tetra
   Brycon labiatus Steindachner, 1879
   Brycon medemi Dahl, 1960
   Brycon meeki Eigenmann and Hildebrand, 1918
   Brycon melanopterus (Cope, 1872)
   Brycon moorei Steindachner, 1878
   Brycon nattereri Gunther, 1864
   Brycon obscurus Hildebrand, 1938
   Brycon oligolepis Regan, 1913
   Brycon opalinus (Cuvier, 1819)
   Brycon orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1850)
   Brycon orthotaenia Gunther, 1864
   Brycon pesu Muller and Troschel, 1845 -- Mourning Tetra
   Brycon petrosus Meek and Hildebrand, 1913
   Brycon polylepis Mosco Morales, 1988
   Brycon posadae Fowler, 1945
   Brycon rubricauda Steindachner, 1879
   Brycon sinuensis Dahl, 1955
   Brycon stolzmanni Steindachner, 1879
   Brycon striatulus (Kner, 1863)
   Brycon unicolor Mosco Morales, 1988
   Brycon vermelha Lima and Castro, 2000
   Brycon whitei Myers and Weitzman, 1960
   Bryconacidnus ellisi (Pearson, 1924)
   Bryconacidnus hemigrammus (Pearson, 1924)
   Bryconacidnus paipayensis (Pearson, 1929)
   Bryconamericus agna Azpelicueta and Almirón, 2001
   Bryconamericus alfredae Eigenmann, 1927
   Bryconamericus alpha Eigenmann, 1914
   Bryconamericus andresoi Román-Valencia, 2003
   Bryconamericus baudoensis Fowler, 1944
   Bryconamericus bayano (Fink, 1976) -- Eretmobrycon bayano
   Bryconamericus beta Eigenmann, 1914
   Bryconamericus bolivianus Pearson, 1924
   Bryconamericus brevirostris (Gunther, 1860)
   Bryconamericus cascajalensis Meek and Hildebrand, 1916
   Bryconamericus caucanus Eigenmann, 1913
   Bryconamericus cismontanus Eigenmann, 1914
   Bryconamericus cristiani Román-Valencia, 1998
   Bryconamericus dahli Román-Valencia, 2000
   Bryconamericus deuterodonoides Eigenmann, 1914
   Bryconamericus diaphanus (Cope, 1878)
   Bryconamericus eigenmanni (Evermann and Kendall, 1906)
   Bryconamericus emperador (Eigenmann and Ogle, 1907)
   Bryconamericus exodon Eigenmann, 1907
   Bryconamericus galvisi Román-Valencia, 2000
   Bryconamericus gonzalezi Román-Valencia, 2002
   Bryconamericus grosvenori Eigenmann, 1927
   Bryconamericus guaytarae Eigenmann and Henn, 1914
   Bryconamericus guizae Román-Valencia, 2003
   Bryconamericus huilae Román-Valencia, 2003
   Bryconamericus hyphesson Eigenmann, 1909
   Bryconamericus icelus Dahl, 1964
   Bryconamericus ichoensis Román-Valencia, 2000
   Bryconamericus iheringii (Boulenger, 1887)
   Bryconamericus lambari Malabarba and Kindel, 1995
   Bryconamericus lassorum Román-Valencia, 2002
   Bryconamericus loisae Géry, 1964
   Bryconamericus macrophthalmus Román-Valencia, 2003
   Bryconamericus megalepis Fowler, 1941
   Bryconamericus mennii Miquelarena, Protogino, Filiberto and López, 2002
   Bryconamericus microcephalus (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1908)
   Bryconamericus miraensis Fowler, 1945
   Bryconamericus motatanensis Schultz, 1944
   Bryconamericus multiradiatus Dahl, 1960
   Bryconamericus novae Eigenmann and Henn, 1914
   Bryconamericus orinocoense Román-Valencia, 2003
   Bryconamericus ornaticeps Bizerril and Perez-Neto, 1995
   Bryconamericus ortholepis Eigenmann, 1913
   Bryconamericus osgoodi Eigenmann and Allen, 1942
   Bryconamericus pachacuti Eigenmann, 1927
   Bryconamericus pectinatus Vari and Siebert, 1990
   Bryconamericus peruanus (Muller and Troschel, 1845)
   Bryconamericus phoenicopterus (Cope, 1872)
   Bryconamericus plutarcoi Román-Valencia, 2001
   Bryconamericus ricae Eigenmann, 1908
   Bryconamericus rubropictus (Berg, 1901)
   Bryconamericus scleroparius (Regan, 1908)
   Bryconamericus scopiferus Eigenmann, 1913
   Bryconamericus simus (Boulenger, 1898)
   Bryconamericus stramineus Eigenmann, 1908
   Bryconamericus subtilisform Román-Valencia, 2003
   Bryconamericus sylvicola Braga, 1998
   Bryconamericus tenuis Bizerril and Auraujo, 1992
   Bryconamericus ternetzi Myers, 1928
   Bryconamericus terrabensis Meek, 1914
   Bryconamericus thomasi Fowler, 1940
   Bryconamericus uporas Casciotta, Azpelicueta and Almirón, 2002
   Bryconamericus yokiae Román-Valencia, 2003
   Bryconamericus zeteki Hildebrand, 1938
   Bryconella pallidifrons (Fowler, 1946)
   Bryconexodon juruenae Géry, 1980
   Bryconexodon trombetasi Jégu, Dos Santos and Ferreira, 1991
   Bryconops affinis (Gunther, 1864) -- Orangefin Tetra
   Bryconops alburnoides Kner, 1858
   Bryconops caudomaculatus (Gunther, 1864) -- Tailspot Tetra
   Bryconops colanegra Chernoff and Machado-Allison, 1999
   Bryconops colaroja Chernoff and Machado-Allison, 1999
   Bryconops cyrtogaster (Norman, 1926)
   Bryconops disruptus Machado-Allison and Chernoff, 1997
   Bryconops durbini (Eigenmann, 1908)
   Bryconops giacopinii (Fernández-Yépez, 1950)
   Bryconops gracilis (Eigenmann, 1908)
   Bryconops humeralis Machado-Allison, Chernoff and Buckup, 1996
   Bryconops imitator Chernoff and Machado-Allison, 2002
   Bryconops inpai Knöppel, Junk and Géry, 1968
   Bryconops melanurus (Bloch, 1794)
   Bryconops transitoria Steindachner, 1915
   Bryconops vibex Machado-Allison, Chernoff and Buckup, 1996
   Caiapobrycon tucurui Malabarba and Vari, 2000
   Carlana eigenmanni (Meek, 1912)
   Carlastyanax aurocaudatus (Eigenmann, 1913)
   Catoprion mento (Cuvier, 1819) -- Wimple Piranha
   Ceratobranchia binghami Eigenmann, 1927
   Ceratobranchia delotaenia Chernoff and Machado-Allison, 1990
   Ceratobranchia elatior Tortonese, 1942
   Ceratobranchia joanae Chernoff and Machado-Allison, 1990
   Ceratobranchia obtusirostris Eigenmann, 1914
   Chalceus erythrurus (Cope, 1870) -- Tucan Fish
   Chalceus fasciatus Jardine and Schomburgk, 1841
   Chalceus latus Jardine, 1841
   Chalceus macrolepidotus Cuvier, 1817 -- Pinktail Chalceus
   Chalceus taeniatus Jardine and Schomburgk, 1841
   Characidium alipioi Travassos, 1955
   Characidium bahiense Almeida, 1971
   Characidium bimaculatum Fowler, 1941
   Characidium boaevistae Steindachner, 1915
   Characidium boehlkei Géry, 1972
   Characidium bolivianum Pearson, 1924
   Characidium borellii (Boulenger, 1895)
   Characidium brevirostre Pellegrin, 1908
   Characidium caucanum Eigenmann, 1912
   Characidium chupa Schultz, 1944
   Characidium crandellii Steindachner, 1915
   Characidium declivirostre Steindachner, 1915
   Characidium etheostoma Cope, 1872
   Characidium etzeli Zarske and Géry, 2001
   Characidium fasciatum Reinhardt, 1866 -- Darter Characin
   Characidium gomesi Travassos, 1956
   Characidium grajahuensis Travassos, 1944
   Characidium hasemani Steindachner, 1915
   Characidium heinianum Zarske and Géry, 2001
   Characidium interruptum Pellegrin, 1909
   Characidium japuhybense Travassos, 1949
   Characidium lagosantense Travassos, 1947
   Characidium lanei Travassos, 1967
   Characidium laterale (Boulenger, 1895)
   Characidium lauroi Travassos, 1946
   Characidium macrolepidotum (Peters, 1868)
   Characidium marshi Breder, 1925
   Characidium occidentale Buckup and Reis, 1997
   Characidium oiticicai Travassos, 1967
   Characidium orientale Buckup and Reis, 1997
   Characidium pellucidum Eigenmann, 1909
   Characidium phoxocephalum Eigenmann, 1912
   Characidium pteroides Eigenmann, 1909
   Characidium pterostictum Gomes, 1947
   Characidium purpuratum Steindachner, 1882
   Characidium rachovii Regan, 1913
   Characidium roesseli Géry, 1965
   Characidium sanctjohanni Dahl, 1960
   Characidium schindleri Zarske and Géry, 2001
   Characidium schubarti Travassos, 1955
   Characidium serrano Buckup and Reis, 1997
   Characidium steindachneri Cope, 1878
   Characidium stigmosum Melo and Buckup, 2002
   Characidium tenue (Cope, 1894)
   Characidium timbuiense Travassos, 1946
   Characidium vestigipinne Buckup and Hahn, 2000
   Characidium vidali Travassos, 1967
   Characidium zebra Eigenmann, 1909
   Charax apurensis Lucena, 1987
   Charax caudimaculatus Lucena, 1987
   Charax condei (Géry and Knöppel, 1976)
   Charax gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Glass Headstander
   Charax hemigrammus (Eigenmann, 1912)
   Charax leticiae Lucena, 1987
   Charax macrolepis (Kner, 1858)
   Charax metae Eigenmann, 1922
   Charax michaeli Lucena, 1989
   Charax niger Lucena, 1989
   Charax notulatus Lucena, 1987
   Charax pauciradiatus (Gunther, 1864)
   Charax rupununi Eigenmann, 1912
   Charax stenopterus (Cope, 1894)
   Charax tectifer (Cope, 1870)
   Charax unimaculatus Lucena, 1989
   Cheirodon australe Eigenmann, 1928
   Cheirodon galusdae Eigenmann, 1928
   Cheirodon ibicuhiensis Eigenmann, 1915
   Cheirodon interruptus (Jenyns, 1842) -- Uruguay Tetra
   Cheirodon kiliani Campos, 1982
   Cheirodon ortegai Vari and Géry, 1980
   Cheirodon parahybae Eigenmann, 1915
   Cheirodon pisciculus Girard, 1855
   Cheirodon pulcher (Gill, 1858)
   Cheirodon troemneri Fowler, 1942
   Cheirodontops geayi Schultz, 1944
   Chilobrycon deuterodon Géry and de Rham, 1981
   Chrysobrycon hesperus (Böhlke, 1958)
   Chrysobrycon myersi (Weitzman and Thomerson, 1970)
   Clupeacharax anchoveoides Pearson, 1924
   Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier, 1818) -- Tambaqui
   Compsura gorgonae (Evermann and Goldsborough, 1909)
   Compsura heterura Eigenmann, 1915
   Coptobrycon bilineatus (Ellis, 1911)
   Corynopoma riisei Gill, 1858 -- Swordtail Characin
   Creagrutus affinis Steindachner, 1880
   Creagrutus amoenus Fowler, 1943
   Creagrutus anary Fowler, 1913
   Creagrutus atratus Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus atrisignum Myers, 1927
   Creagrutus barrigai Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus beni Eigenmann, 1911 -- Goldstripe Characin
   Creagrutus bolivari Schultz, 1944
   Creagrutus brevipinnis Eigenmann, 1913
   Creagrutus britskii Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus calai Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus caucanus Eigenmann, 1913
   Creagrutus changae Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus cochui Géry, 1964
   Creagrutus cracentis Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus crenatus Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus ephippiatus Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus figueiredoi Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus flavescens Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus gephyrus Böhlke and Saul, 1975
   Creagrutus gracilis Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus gyrospilus Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus hildebrandi Schultz, 1944
   Creagrutus holmi Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus hysginus Harold, Vari, Machado-Allison and Provenzano, 1994
   Creagrutus ignotus Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus kunturus Vari, Harold and Ortega, 1995
   Creagrutus lassoi Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus lepidus Vari, Harold, Lasso and Machado-Allison, 1993
   Creagrutus machadoi Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus magdalenae Eigenmann, 1913
   Creagrutus magoi Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus manu Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus maracaiboensis (Schultz, 1944)
   Creagrutus maxillaris (Myers, 1927)
   Creagrutus melanzonus Eigenmann, 1909
   Creagrutus melasma Vari, Harold and Taphorn, 1994
   Creagrutus menezesi Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus meridionalis Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus molinus Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus mucipu Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus muelleri (Gunther, 1859)
   Creagrutus nigrostigmatus Dahl, 1960
   Creagrutus occidaneus Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus ortegai Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus ouranonastes Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus paraguayensis Mahnert and Géry, 1988
   Creagrutus paralacus Harold and Vari, 1994
   Creagrutus pearsoni Mahnert and Géry, 1988
   Creagrutus peruanus (Steindachner, 1875)
   Creagrutus petilus Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus phasma Myers, 1927
   Creagrutus pila Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus planquettei Géry and Renno, 1989
   Creagrutus provenzanoi Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus runa Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus saxatilis Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus seductus Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus taphorni Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus tuyuka Vari and Lima, 2003
   Creagrutus ungulus Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus veruina Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus vexillapinnus Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus xiphos Vari and Harold, 2001
   Creagrutus zephyrus Vari and Harold, 2001
   Crenuchus spilurus Gunther, 1863 -- Sailfin Tetra
   Ctenobrycon alleni (Eigenmann and McAtee, 1907)
   Ctenobrycon hauxwellianus (Cope, 1870)
   Ctenobrycon spilurus (Valenciennes, 1850) -- Silver Tetra
   Cyanocharax alegretensis Malabarba and Weitzman, 2003
   Cyanocharax dicropotamicus Malabarba and Weitzman, 2003
   Cyanocharax itaimbe Malabarba and Weitzman, 2003
   Cyanocharax lepiclastus Malabarba, Weitzman and Casciotta, 2003
   Cyanocharax macropinna Malabarba and Weitzman, 2003
   Cyanocharax tipiaia Malabarba and Weitzman, 2003
   Cynopotamus amazonus (Gunther, 1868)
   Cynopotamus argenteus (Valenciennes, 1836)
   Cynopotamus atratoensis (Eigenmann, 1907)
   Cynopotamus bipunctatus Pellegrin, 1909
   Cynopotamus essequibensis Eigenmann, 1912
   Cynopotamus gouldingi Menezes, 1987
   Cynopotamus juruenae Menezes, 1987
   Cynopotamus kincaidi (Schultz, 1950)
   Cynopotamus magdalenae (Steindachner, 1879)
   Cynopotamus tocantinensis Menezes, 1987
   Cynopotamus venezuelae (Schultz, 1944)
   Deuterodon amniculus Lucena and Lucena, 1992
   Deuterodon garujo Lucena and Lucena, 1992
   Deuterodon iguape Eigenmann, 1907
   Deuterodon langei Travassos, 1957
   Deuterodon longirostris (Steindachner, 1907)
   Deuterodon parahybae Eigenmann, 1908
   Deuterodon rosae (Steindachner, 1908)
   Deuterodon singularis Lucena and Lucena, 1992
   Deuterodon stigmaturus (Gomes, 1947)
   Deuterodon supparis Lucena and Lucena, 1992
   Diapoma speculiferum Cope, 1894
   Diapoma terofali (Géry, 1964)
   Elachocharax geryi Weitzman and Kanazawa, 1978
   Elachocharax junki (Géry, 1971)
   Elachocharax mitopterus Weitzman, 1986
   Elachocharax pulcher Myers, 1927
   Engraulisoma taeniatum Castro, 1981
   Exodon paradoxus Muller and Troschel, 1844 -- Bucktooth Tetra
   Galeocharax gulo (Cope, 1870)
   Galeocharax humeralis (Valenciennes, 1834)
   Galeocharax knerii (Steindachner, 1875)
   Genycharax tarpon Eigenmann, 1912
   Gephyrocharax atracaudatus (Meek and Hildebrand, 1912)
   Gephyrocharax caucanus Eigenmann, 1912
   Gephyrocharax chaparae Fowler, 1940
   Gephyrocharax chocoensis Eigenmann, 1912
   Gephyrocharax intermedius Meek and Hildebrand, 1916
   Gephyrocharax major Myers, 1929
   Gephyrocharax martae Dahl, 1943
   Gephyrocharax melanocheir Eigenmann, 1912
   Gephyrocharax sinuensis Dahl, 1964
   Gephyrocharax valencia Eigenmann, 1920
   Gephyrocharax venezuelae Schultz, 1944
   Gephyrocharax whaleri Hildebrand, 1938
   Geryichthys sterbai Zarske, 1997
   Glandulocauda melanogenys Eigenmann, 1911
   Glandulocauda melanopleura Eigenmann, 1911
   Gnathocharax steindachneri Fowler, 1913
   Grundulus bogotensis (Humboldt, 1821)
   Grundulus cochae Román-Valencia, Paepke and Pantoja, 2003
   Gymnocharacinus bergii Steindachner, 1903 -- Naked Characin
   Gymnocorymbus bondi (Fowler, 1911)
   Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (Boulenger, 1895) -- Black Tetra
   Gymnocorymbus thayeri Eigenmann, 1908 -- False Black Tetra
   Gymnotichthys hildae Fernández-Yépez, 1950
   Hasemania crenuchoides Zarske and Géry, 1999
   Hasemania hanseni (Fowler, 1949)
   Hasemania maxillaris Ellis, 1911
   Hasemania melanura Ellis, 1911 -- Copper Tetra
   Hasemania nana (Lütken, 1875) -- Silvertip Tetra
   Hemibrycon beni Pearson, 1924
   Hemibrycon boquiae (Eigenmann, 1913)
   Hemibrycon carrilloi Dahl, 1960
   Hemibrycon colombianus Eigenmann, 1914
   Hemibrycon dariensis Meek and Hildebrand, 1916
   Hemibrycon decurrens (Eigenmann, 1913)
   Hemibrycon dentatus (Eigenmann, 1913)
   Hemibrycon guppyi (Regan, 1906)
   Hemibrycon helleri Eigenmann, 1927
   Hemibrycon huambonicus (Steindachner, 1882)
   Hemibrycon jabonero Schultz, 1944
   Hemibrycon jelskii (Steindachner, 1877)
   Hemibrycon metae Myers, 1930
   Hemibrycon orcesi Böhlke, 1958
   Hemibrycon polyodon (Gunther, 1864)
   Hemibrycon surinamensis Géry, 1962
   Hemibrycon taeniurus (Gill, 1858) -- Mountain Stream Sardine
   Hemibrycon tolimae (Eigenmann, 1913)
   Hemibrycon tridens Eigenmann, 1922 -- Jumping Tetra
   Hemibrycon velox Dahl, 1964
   Hemigrammus aereus Géry, 1959
   Hemigrammus analis Durbin, 1909
   Hemigrammus barrigonae Eigenmann and Henn, 1914
   Hemigrammus bellottii (Steindachner, 1882)
   Hemigrammus bleheri Géry and Mahnert, 1986 -- Firehead Tetra
   Hemigrammus boesemani Géry, 1959
   Hemigrammus brevis Ellis, 1911
   Hemigrammus coeruleus Durbin, 1908
   Hemigrammus cupreus Durbin, 1918
   Hemigrammus cylindricus Durbin, 1909
   Hemigrammus elegans (Steindachner, 1882)
   Hemigrammus erythrozonus Durbin, 1909 -- Glowlight Tetra
   Hemigrammus gracilis (Lütken, 1875)
   Hemigrammus guyanensis Géry, 1959
   Hemigrammus haraldi Géry, 1961
   Hemigrammus hyanuary Durbin, 1918 -- January Tetra
   Hemigrammus iota Durbin, 1909
   Hemigrammus levis Durbin, 1908
   Hemigrammus luelingi Géry, 1964
   Hemigrammus lunatus Durbin, 1918
   Hemigrammus mahnerti Uj and Géry, 1989
   Hemigrammus marginatus Ellis, 1911
   Hemigrammus matei Eigenmann, 1918
   Hemigrammus maxillaris (Fowler, 1932)
   Hemigrammus megaceps Fowler, 1945
   Hemigrammus melanochrous Fowler, 1913
   Hemigrammus micropterus Meek, 1907
   Hemigrammus microstomus Durbin, 1918
   Hemigrammus mimus Böhlke, 1955
   Hemigrammus neptunus Zarske and Géry, 2002
   Hemigrammus newboldi (Fernández-Yépez, 1949)
   Hemigrammus ocellifer (Steindachner, 1882) -- Head-and-taillight Tetra
   Hemigrammus orthus Durbin, 1909
   Hemigrammus pretoensis Géry, 1965
   Hemigrammus pulcher Ladiges, 1938 -- Garnet Tetra
   Hemigrammus rhodostomus Ahl, 1924 -- Rummy-nose Tetra
   Hemigrammus rodwayi Durbin, 1909
   Hemigrammus schmardae (Steindachner, 1882)
   Hemigrammus stictus (Durbin, 1909)
   Hemigrammus tridens Eigenmann, 1907
   Hemigrammus ulreyi (Boulenger, 1895)
   Hemigrammus unilineatus (Gill, 1858) -- Featherfin Tetra
   Hemigrammus vorderwinkleri Géry, 1963
   Henochilus wheatlandii Garman, 1890
   Heterocharax leptogrammus Toledo-Piza, 2000
   Heterocharax macrolepis Eigenmann, 1912
   Heterocharax virgulatus Toledo-Piza, 2000
   Heterocheirodon jacuiensis Malabarba and Bertaco, 1999
   Heterocheirodon yatai (Casciotta, Miquelarena and Protogino, 1992)
   Hollandichthys multifasciatus (Eigenmann and Norris, 1900)
   Hoplocharax goethei Géry, 1966
   Hyphessobrycon agulha Fowler, 1913
   Hyphessobrycon albolineatum Fernández-Yépez, 1950
   Hyphessobrycon amandae Géry and Uj, 1987 -- Ember Tetra
   Hyphessobrycon amapaensis Zarske and Géry, 1998
   Hyphessobrycon anisitsi (Eigenmann, 1907)
   Hyphessobrycon arianae Uj and Géry, 1989
   Hyphessobrycon axelrodi (Travassos, 1959) -- Calypso Tetra
   Hyphessobrycon balbus Myers, 1927
   Hyphessobrycon bentosi Durbin, 1908 -- Ornate Tetra
   Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus Ellis, 1911 -- Yellow Tetra
   Hyphessobrycon boulengeri (Eigenmann, 1907)
   Hyphessobrycon cachimbensis Travassos, 1964
   Hyphessobrycon catableptus (Durbin, 1909)
   Hyphessobrycon coelestinus Myers, 1929
   Hyphessobrycon columbianus Zarske and Géry, 2002
   Hyphessobrycon compressus (Meek, 1904) -- Mayan Tetra
   Hyphessobrycon condotensis Regan, 1913
   Hyphessobrycon copelandi Durbin, 1908
   Hyphessobrycon diancistrus Weitzman, 1977
   Hyphessobrycon duragenys Ellis, 1911
   Hyphessobrycon ecuadorensis (Eigenmann, 1915)
   Hyphessobrycon ecuadoriensis Eigenmann and Henn, 1914
   Hyphessobrycon elachys Weitzman, 1984
   Hyphessobrycon eos Durbin, 1909 -- Dawn Tetra
   Hyphessobrycon epicharis Weitzman and Palmer, 1997
   Hyphessobrycon eques (Steindachner, 1882)
   Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma (Fowler, 1943) -- Bleeding-heart Tetra
   Hyphessobrycon fernandezi Fernández-Yépez, 1950
   Hyphessobrycon flammeus Myers, 1924 -- Flame Tetra
   Hyphessobrycon frankei Zarske and Géry, 1997
   Hyphessobrycon georgettae Géry, 1961
   Hyphessobrycon gracilior Géry, 1964
   Hyphessobrycon griemi Hoedeman, 1957 -- Goldspotted Tetra
   Hyphessobrycon guarani Mahnert and Géry, 1987
   Hyphessobrycon haraldschultzi Travassos, 1960
   Hyphessobrycon hasemani Fowler, 1913
   Hyphessobrycon heliacus Moreira, Landim and Costa, 2002
   Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi Géry, 1961 -- Black Neon Tetra
   Hyphessobrycon heteresthes (Ulrey, 1894)
   Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus (Ulrey, 1894) -- Flag Tetra
   Hyphessobrycon hildae Fernández-Yépez, 1950
   Hyphessobrycon igneus Miquelarena, Menni, Lopez and Casciotta, 1980
   Hyphessobrycon iheringi Fowler, 1941
   Hyphessobrycon inconstans (Eigenmann and Ogle, 1907)
   Hyphessobrycon itaparicensis Lima and Costa, 2001
   Hyphessobrycon langeanii Lima and Moreira, 2003
   Hyphessobrycon latus Fowler, 1941
   Hyphessobrycon loretoensis Ladiges, 1938 -- Loreto Tetra
   Hyphessobrycon loweae Costa and Géry, 1994
   Hyphessobrycon luetkenii (Boulenger, 1887)
   Hyphessobrycon maculicauda Ahl, 1936
   Hyphessobrycon megalopterus (Eigenmann, 1915) -- Black Phantom Tetra
   Hyphessobrycon melanopleurus Ellis, 1911
   Hyphessobrycon melasemion Fowler, 1945
   Hyphessobrycon melazonatus Durbin, 1908
   Hyphessobrycon meridionalis Ringuelet, Miquelarena and Menni, 1978
   Hyphessobrycon metae Eigenmann and Henn, 1914
   Hyphessobrycon micropterus (Eigenmann, 1915)
   Hyphessobrycon milleri Durbin, 1908
   Hyphessobrycon minimus Durbin, 1909
   Hyphessobrycon minor Durbin, 1909
   Hyphessobrycon moniliger Moreira, Lima and Costa, 2002
   Hyphessobrycon mutabilis Costa and Géry, 1994
   Hyphessobrycon negodagua Lima and Gerhard, 2001
   Hyphessobrycon panamensis Durbin, 1908
   Hyphessobrycon parvellus Ellis, 1911
   Hyphessobrycon peruvianus Ladiges, 1938 -- Peruvian Tetra
   Hyphessobrycon piabinhas Fowler, 1941
   Hyphessobrycon poecilioides Eigenmann, 1913
   Hyphessobrycon procerus Mahnert and Géry, 1987
   Hyphessobrycon proteus Eigenmann, 1913
   Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis Ahl, 1937 -- Lemon Tetra
   Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus Burgess, 1993
   Hyphessobrycon pytai Géry and Mahnert, 1993
   Hyphessobrycon reticulatus Ellis, 1911
   Hyphessobrycon robustulus (Cope, 1870)
   Hyphessobrycon rosaceus Durbin, 1909 -- Rosy Tetra
   Hyphessobrycon roseus (Géry, 1960)
   Hyphessobrycon saizi Géry, 1964
   Hyphessobrycon santae (Eigenmann, 1907)
   Hyphessobrycon savagei Bussing, 1967
   Hyphessobrycon schauenseei Fowler, 1926
   Hyphessobrycon scholzei Ahl, 1937 -- Blackline Tetra
   Hyphessobrycon serpae -- Serpae Tetra
   Hyphessobrycon simulatus (Géry, 1960)
   Hyphessobrycon socolofi Weitzman, 1977 -- Spotfin Tetra
   Hyphessobrycon sovichthys Schultz, 1944
   Hyphessobrycon stegemanni Géry, 1961 -- Savanna Tetra
   Hyphessobrycon stramineus Durbin, 1918
   Hyphessobrycon sweglesi (Géry, 1961) -- Red Phantom Tetra
   Hyphessobrycon takasei Géry, 1964 -- Coffee-bean Tetra
   Hyphessobrycon taurocephalus Ellis, 1911
   Hyphessobrycon tenuis Géry, 1964
   Hyphessobrycon tortuguerae Böhlke, 1958
   Hyphessobrycon tropis Géry, 1963
   Hyphessobrycon tukunai Géry, 1965
   Hyphessobrycon uruguayensis (Fowler, 1943)
   Hyphessobrycon vilmae Géry, 1966
   Hyphessobrycon wajat Almirón and Casciotta, 1999
   Hyphessobrycon weitzmanorum Lima and Moreira, 2003
   Hyphessobrycon werneri Géry and Uj, 1987
   Hyphessobrycon_ eilyos Lima and Moreira, 2003
   Hypobrycon leptorhynchus da Silva and Malabarba, 1996
   Hypobrycon maromba Malabarba and Malabarba, 1994
   Hypobrycon poi Almirón, Casciotta, Azpelicueta and Cione, 2001
   Hysteronotus megalostomus Eigenmann, 1922
   Iguanodectes adujai Géry, 1970
   Iguanodectes geisleri Géry, 1970
   Iguanodectes gracilis Géry, 1993
   Iguanodectes polylepis Géry, 1993
   Iguanodectes purusii (Steindachner, 1908)
   Iguanodectes rachovii Regan, 1912
   Iguanodectes spilurus (Gunther, 1864)
   Iguanodectes variatus Géry, 1993
   Inpaichthys kerri Géry and Junk, 1977 -- Royal Tetra
   Iotabrycon praecox Roberts, 1973
   Jupiaba abramoides (Eigenmann, 1909)
   Jupiaba acanthogaster (Eigenmann, 1911)
   Jupiaba anteroides (Géry, 1965)
   Jupiaba apenima Zanata, 1997
   Jupiaba asymmetrica (Eigenmann, 1908)
   Jupiaba atypindi Zanata, 1997
   Jupiaba essequibensis (Eigenmann, 1909)
   Jupiaba keithi (Géry, Planquette and Le Bail, 1996)
   Jupiaba maroniensis (Géry, Planquette and Le Bail, 1996)
   Jupiaba meunieri (Géry, Planquette and Le Bail, 1996)
   Jupiaba minor (Travassos, 1964)
   Jupiaba mucronata (Eigenmann, 1909)
   Jupiaba ocellata (Géry, Planquette and Le Bail, 1996)
   Jupiaba pinnata (Eigenmann, 1909)
   Jupiaba pirana Zanata, 1997
   Jupiaba polylepis (Gunther, 1864)
   Jupiaba poranga Zanata, 1997
   Jupiaba potaroensis (Eigenmann, 1909)
   Jupiaba scologaster (Weitzman and Vari, 1986)
   Jupiaba yarina Zanata, 1997
   Jupiaba zonata (Eigenmann, 1908)
   Klausewitzia ritae Géry, 1965
   Knodus breviceps (Eigenmann, 1908)
   Knodus caquetae Fowler, 1945
   Knodus chapadae (Fowler, 1906)
   Knodus delta Géry, 1972
   Knodus gamma Géry, 1972
   Knodus heteresthes (Eigenmann, 1908)
   Knodus hypopterus (Fowler, 1943)
   Knodus megalops Myers, 1929
   Knodus meridae Eigenmann, 1911
   Knodus mizquae (Fowler, 1943)
   Knodus moenkhausii (Eigenmann and Kennedy, 1903)
   Knodus orteguasae (Fowler, 1943)
   Knodus savannensis Géry, 1961
   Knodus septentrionalis Géry, 1972
   Knodus smithi (Fowler, 1913)
   Knodus victoriae (Steindachner, 1907)
   Kolpotocheirodon theloura Malabarba and Weitzman, 2000
   Landonia latidens Eigenmann and Henn, 1914
   Leptagoniates pi Vari, 1978
   Leptagoniates steindachneri Boulenger, 1887
   Leptobrycon jatuaranae Eigenmann, 1915
   Leptocharacidium omospilus Buckup, 1993
   Lignobrycon myersi (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1956)
   Lobodeuterodon euspilurus (Fowler, 1945)
   Lonchogenys ilisha Myers, 1927
   Lophiobrycon weitzmani Castro, Ribeira, Benine and Melo, 2003
   Macropsobrycon uruguayanae Eigenmann, 1915
   Macropsobrycon xinguensis Géry, 1973
   Markiana geayi (Pellegrin, 1908)
   Markiana nigripinnis (Perugia, 1891)
   Melanocharacidium auroradiatum Costa and Vicente, 1994
   Melanocharacidium blennioides (Eigenmann, 1909)
   Melanocharacidium compressus Buckup, 1993
   Melanocharacidium depressum Buckup, 1993
   Melanocharacidium dispilomma Buckup, 1993
   Melanocharacidium melanopteron Buckup, 1993
   Melanocharacidium nigrum Buckup, 1993
   Melanocharacidium pectorale Buckup, 1993
   Melanocharacidium rex (Böhlke, 1958)
   Metynnis altidorsalis Ahl, 1923
   Metynnis argenteus Ahl, 1923
   Metynnis fasciatus Ahl, 1931
   Metynnis guaporensis Eigenmann, 1915
   Metynnis hypsauchen (Muller and Troschel, 1844) -- Silver Dollar
   Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope, 1870)
   Metynnis luna Cope, 1878
   Metynnis maculatus (Kner, 1858) -- Spotted Metynnis
   Metynnis mola Eigenmann and Kennedy, 1903
   Metynnis orinocensis (Steindachner, 1908)
   Metynnis otuquensis Ahl, 1924
   Microcharacidium eleotrioides (Géry, 1960)
   Microcharacidium geryi Zarske, 1997
   Microcharacidium gnomus Buckup, 1993
   Microcharacidium weitzmani Buckup, 1993
   Microgenys lativirgata Pearson, 1927
   Microgenys minuta Eigenmann, 1913
   Microgenys weyrauchi Fowler, 1945
   Microschemobrycon callops Böhlke, 1953
   Microschemobrycon casiquiare Böhlke, 1953
   Microschemobrycon elongatus Géry, 1973
   Microschemobrycon geisleri Géry, 1973
   Microschemobrycon guaporensis Eigenmann, 1915
   Microschemobrycon melanotus (Eigenmann, 1912)
   Microschemobrycon meyburgi Meinken, 1975
   Mimagoniates barberi Regan, 1907
   Mimagoniates inequalis (Eigenmann, 1911) -- Croaking Tetra
   Mimagoniates lateralis (Nichols, 1913)
   Mimagoniates microlepis (Steindachner, 1876) -- Blue Tetra
   Mimagoniates rheocharis Menezes and Weitzman, 1990
   Mimagoniates sylvicola Menezes and Weitzman, 1990
   Mixobrycon ribeiroi (Eigenmann, 1907)
   Moenkhausia affinis Steindachner, 1915
   Moenkhausia agnesae Géry, 1965
   Moenkhausia atahualpiana (Fowler, 1907)
   Moenkhausia barbouri Eigenmann, 1908
   Moenkhausia browni Eigenmann, 1909
   Moenkhausia ceros Eigenmann, 1908
   Moenkhausia chrysargyrea (Gunther, 1864)
   Moenkhausia collettii (Steindachner, 1882)
   Moenkhausia comma Eigenmann, 1908
   Moenkhausia copei (Steindachner, 1882)
   Moenkhausia costae (Steindachner, 1907)
   Moenkhausia cotinho Eigenmann, 1908
   Moenkhausia crisnejas Pearson, 1929
   Moenkhausia dichroura (Kner, 1858) -- Bandtail Tetra
   Moenkhausia diktyota Lima and Toledo-Piza, 2001
   Moenkhausia doceana (Steindachner, 1877)
   Moenkhausia dorsinuda Zarske and Géry, 2002
   Moenkhausia eigenmanni Géry, 1964
   Moenkhausia georgiae Géry, 1965
   Moenkhausia gracilima (Eigenmann, 1908)
   Moenkhausia grandisquamis (Muller and Troschel, 1845)
   Moenkhausia hasemani Eigenmann, 1917
   Moenkhausia hemigrammoides Géry, 1965
   Moenkhausia inrai Géry, 1992
   Moenkhausia intermedia Eigenmann, 1908
   Moenkhausia jamesi Eigenmann, 1908
   Moenkhausia justae Eigenmann, 1908
   Moenkhausia lata Eigenmann, 1908
   Moenkhausia latissima Eigenmann, 1908
   Moenkhausia lepidura (Kner, 1858)
   Moenkhausia levidorsa Benine, 2002
   Moenkhausia lopezi Britski and Silimon, 2001
   Moenkhausia loweae Géry, 1992
   Moenkhausia margitae Zarske and Géry, 2001
   Moenkhausia megalops (Eigenmann, 1907)
   Moenkhausia melogramma Eigenmann, 1908
   Moenkhausia metae Eigenmann, 1922
   Moenkhausia miangi Steindachner, 1915
   Moenkhausia moisae Géry, Planquette and Le Bail, 1995
   Moenkhausia naponis Böhlke, 1958
   Moenkhausia newtoni Travassos, 1964
   Moenkhausia nigromarginata Costa, 1994
   Moenkhausia oligolepis (Gunther, 1864) -- Glass Tetra
   Moenkhausia orteguasae Fowler, 1943
   Moenkhausia ovalis (Gunther, 1868)
   Moenkhausia phaeonota Fink, 1979
   Moenkhausia pittieri Eigenmann, 1920 -- Diamond Tetra
   Moenkhausia pyrophthalma Costa, 1994
   Moenkhausia robertsi Géry, 1964
   Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae (Steindachner, 1907) -- Redeye Tetra
   Moenkhausia shideleri Eigenmann, 1909
   Moenkhausia simulata (Eigenmann, 1924)
   Moenkhausia surinamensis Géry, 1965
   Moenkhausia takasei Géry, 1964 -- Black-jacket Tetra
   Moenkhausia tergimacula Lucena and Lucena, 1999
   Moenkhausia tridentata Holly, 1929
   Moenkhausia xinguensis (Steindachner, 1882)
   Monotocheirodon pearsoni Eigenmann, 1924
   Mylesinus paraschomburgkii Jégu, dos Santos and Ferreira, 1989
   Mylesinus paucisquamatus Jégu and dos Santos, 1988
   Mylesinus schomburgkii Valenciennes, 1850
   Myletes schomburgkii Valenciennes, 1850
   Myleus altipinnis (Valenciennes, 1850)
   Myleus arnoldi (Ahl, 1936)
   Myleus asterias (Muller and Troschel, 1844)
   Myleus knerii (Steindachner, 1881)
   Myleus latus (Jardine and Schomburgk, 1841)
   Myleus levis Eigenmann and McAtee, 1907
   Myleus lobatus (Valenciennes, 1850)
   Myleus micans (Lütken, 1875)
   Myleus pacu (Jardine and Schomburgk, 1841) -- Pacu
   Myleus rhomboidalis (Cuvier, 1817)
   Myleus rubripinnis -- Redhook Pacu
   Myleus schomburgkii (Jardine, 1841) -- Disk Tetra
   Myleus setiger Muller and Troschel, 1844
   Myleus ternetzi (Norman, 1929)
   Myleus tiete (Eigenmann and Norris, 1900)
   Myleus torquatus (Kner, 1858)
   Myloplus planquettei Jégu, Keith and Le Bail, 2003
   Myloplus rubripinnis (Muller and Troschel, 1844) -- Redhook Myleus
   Mylossoma acanthogaster (Valenciennes, 1850)
   Mylossoma aureum (Agassiz, 1829)
   Mylossoma duriventre (Cuvier, 1818)
   Nanocheirodon insignis (Steindachner, 1880)
   Nematobrycon lacortei Weitzman and Fink, 1971 -- Rainbow Tetra
   Nematobrycon palmeri Eigenmann, 1911 -- Emperor Tetra
   Nematocharax venustus Weitzman, Menezes and Britski, 1986
   Odontocharacidium aphanes (Weitzman and Kanazawa, 1977) -- Green Dwarf Tetra
   Odontostilbe dialeptura (Fink and Weitzman, 1974)
   Odontostilbe dierythrura Fowler, 1940
   Odontostilbe fugitiva Cope, 1870
   Odontostilbe gracilis (Géry, 1960)
   Odontostilbe littoris (Géry, 1960)
   Odontostilbe microcephala Eigenmann, 1907
   Odontostilbe mitoptera (Fink and Weitzman, 1974)
   Odontostilbe paraguayensis Eigenmann and Kennedy, 1903
   Odontostilbe pequira (Steindachner, 1882)
   Odontostilbe roloffi Géry, 1972
   Odontostilbe stenodon (Eigenmann, 1915)
   Odontostoechus lethostigmus Gomes, 1947
   Oligobrycon microstomus Eigenmann, 1915
   Oligosarcus acutirostris Menezes, 1987
   Oligosarcus argenteus Gunther, 1864
   Oligosarcus bolivianus (Fowler, 1940)
   Oligosarcus brevioris Menezes, 1987
   Oligosarcus hepsetus (Cuvier, 1829)
   Oligosarcus jenynsii (Gunther, 1864)
   Oligosarcus longirostris Menezes and Géry, 1983
   Oligosarcus macrolepis (Steindachner, 1877)
   Oligosarcus menezesi Miquelarena and Protogino, 1996
   Oligosarcus oligolepis (Steindachner, 1867)
   Oligosarcus paranensis Menezes and Géry, 1983
   Oligosarcus pintoi Amaral Campos, 1945
   Oligosarcus planaltinae Menezes and Géry, 1983
   Oligosarcus robustus Menezes, 1969
   Oligosarcus schindleri Menezes and Géry, 1983
   Oligosarcus solitarius Menezes, 1987
   Orthospinus franciscensis (Eigenmann, 1914)
   Ossubtus xinguense Jégu, 1992
   Othonocheirodus eigenmanni Myers, 1927
   Oxybrycon parvulus Géry, 1964
   Paracheirodon axelrodi (Schultz, 1956) -- Cardinal Tetra
   Paracheirodon innesi (Myers, 1936) -- Neon Tetra
   Paracheirodon simulans (Géry, 1963) -- Green Neon Tetra
   Paragoniates alburnus Steindachner, 1876
   Parapristella aubynei (Eigenmann, 1909)
   Parapristella georgiae Géry, 1964
   Parastremma album Dahl, 1960
   Parastremma pulchrum Dahl, 1960
   Parastremma sadina Eigenmann, 1912
   Parecbasis cyclolepis Eigenmann, 1914
   Petitella georgiae Géry and Boutičre, 1964 -- False Rummynose Tetra
   Phenacobrycon henni (Eigenmann, 1914)
   Phenacogaster beni Eigenmann, 1911
   Phenacogaster calverti (Fowler, 1941)
   Phenacogaster carteri (Norman, 1934)
   Phenacogaster franciscoensis Eigenmann, 1911
   Phenacogaster jancupa Malabarba and de Lucena, 1995
   Phenacogaster megalostictus Eigenmann, 1909
   Phenacogaster microstictus Eigenmann, 1909
   Phenacogaster pectinatus (Cope, 1870)
   Phenacogaster suborbitalis Ahl, 1936
   Phenacogaster tegatus (Eigenmann, 1911)
   Phenagoniates macrolepis (Meek and Hildebrand, 1913)
   Piabarchus analis (Eigenmann, 1914)
   Piabarchus torrenticola Mahnert and Géry, 1988
   Piabina anhembi da Silva and Kaefer, 2003
   Piabina argentea Reinhardt, 1867
   Piabucus caudomaculatus Vari, 1977
   Piabucus dentatus (Koelreuter, 1763)
   Piabucus melanostomus Holmberg, 1891
   Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier, 1818) -- Pirapitinga; Pirapatinga, Red-bellied Pacu
   Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg, 1887) -- Small-scaled Pacu
   Planaltina britskii Menezes, Weitzman and Burns, 2003
   Planaltina glandipedis Menezes, Weitzman and Burns, 2003
   Planaltina myersi Böhlke, 1954
   Poecilocharax bovalii Eigenmann, 1909
   Poecilocharax weitzmani Géry, 1965 -- Black Morpho Tetra
   Poptella brevispina Reis, 1989
   Poptella compressa (Gunther, 1864)
   Poptella longipinnis (Popta, 1901)
   Poptella paraguayensis (Eigenmann, 1907)
   Priocharax ariel Weitzman and Vari, 1987
   Priocharax pygmaeus Weitzman and Vari, 1987
   Prionobrama filigera (Cope, 1870) -- Glass Bloodfin
   Prionobrama paraguayensis (Eigenmann, 1914)
   Pristella maxillaris (Ulrey, 1894)Vertebrata/Fish/Characidae -- Species
   Pristobrycon calmoni (Steindachner, 1908) -- Serrasalmus calmoni
   Pristobrycon careospinus Fink and Machado-Allison, 1992
   Pristobrycon maculipinnis Fink and Machado-Allison, 1992
   Pristobrycon striolatus (Steindachner, 1908)
   Probolodus heterostomus Eigenmann, 1911
   Prodontocharax alleni Böhlke, 1953
   Prodontocharax howesi (Fowler, 1940)
   Prodontocharax melanotus Pearson, 1924
   Psalidodon gymnodontus Eigenmann, 1911
   Psellogrammus kennedyi (Eigenmann, 1903)
   Pseudochalceus kyburzi Schultz, 1966
   Pseudochalceus lineatus Kner, 1863
   Pseudochalceus longianalis Géry, 1972
   Pseudocheirodon arnoldi (Boulenger, 1909)
   Pseudocheirodon terrabae Bussing, 1967
   Pseudocorynopoma doriae Perugia, 1891 -- Dragonfin Tetra
   Pseudocorynopoma heterandria Eigenmann, 1914
   Pterobrycon landoni Eigenmann, 1913
   Pterobrycon myrnae Bussing, 1974 -- Semaphore Tetra
   Ptychocharax rhyacophila
   Pygocentrus cariba (Humboldt and Valenciennes, 1821) -- Black Spot Piranha
   Pygocentrus nattereri Kner, 1858 -- Red Piranha
   Pygocentrus palometa Valenciennes, 1850
   Pygocentrus piraya (Cuvier, 1819) -- San Francisco Piranha
   Pygopristis denticulata (Cuvier, 1819) -- Lobetoothed Piranha
   Rachoviscus crassiceps Myers, 1926
   Rachoviscus graciliceps Weitzman and Cruz, 1981
   Rhinobrycon negrensis Myers, 1944
   Rhinopetitia myersi Géry, 1964
   Rhoadsia altipinna Fowler, 1911
   Rhoadsia minor Eigenmann and Henn, 1914
   Roeboexodon guyanensis (Puyo, 1948)
   Roeboides affinis (Gunther, 1868)
   Roeboides biserialis (Garman, 1890)
   Roeboides bonariensis (Steindachner, 1879)
   Roeboides bouchellei Fowler, 1923
   Roeboides carti Lucena, 2000
   Roeboides dayi (Steindachner, 1878)
   Roeboides descalvadensis Fowler, 1932
   Roeboides dientonito Schultz, 1944
   Roeboides dispar Lucena, 2001
   Roeboides guatemalensis (Gunther, 1864) -- Guatemalan Headstander
   Roeboides ilseae Bussing, 1986
   Roeboides microlepis (Reinhardt, 1851)
   Roeboides myersii Gill, 1870
   Roeboides numerosus Lucena, 2000
   Roeboides occidentalis Meek and Hildebrand, 1916
   Roeboides oligistos Lucena, 2000
   Roeboides paranensis Pignalberi, 1975 -- Parana Scale-eating Characin
   Roeboides prognathus (Boulenger, 1895)
   Roeboides thurni Eigenmann, 1912
   Roeboides xenodon (Reinhardt, 1851)
   Saccoderma hastatus (Eigenmann, 1913)
   Saccoderma melanostigma Schultz, 1944
   Saccoderma robusta Dahl, 1955
   Salminus affinis Steindachner, 1880
   Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier, 1816)
   Salminus hilarii Valenciennes, 1850
   Schultzites axelrodi Géry, 1964
   Scissor macrocephalus Gunther, 1864
   Scopaeocharax atopodus (Böhlke, 1958)
   Scopaeocharax rhinodus (Böhlke, 1958)
   Serrabrycon magoi Vari, 1986
   Serrapinnus calliurus (Boulenger, 1900)
   Serrapinnus heterodon (Eigenmann, 1915)
   Serrapinnus kriegi (Schindler, 1937)
   Serrapinnus microdon (Eigenmann, 1915)
   Serrapinnus micropterus (Eigenmann, 1907)
   Serrapinnus notomelas (Eigenmann, 1915)
   Serrapinnus piaba (Lütken, 1875)
   Serrasalmo emarginatus Jardine, 1841
   Serrasalmo scotopterus Jardine, 1841
   Serrasalmo stagnatilis Jardine and Schomburgk, 1841
   Serrasalmo undulatus Jardine, 1841
   Serrasalmus altispinis Merckx, Jégu and Mendes dos Santos, 2000
   Serrasalmus altuvei Ramírez, 1965
   Serrasalmus brandtii (Lütken, 1875) -- White Piranha
   Serrasalmus compressus Jégu, Leao and dos Santos, 1991
   Serrasalmus eigenmanni Norman, 1929
   Serrasalmus elongatus Kner, 1858 -- Slender Piranha
   Serrasalmus geryi Jégu and dos Santos, 1988
   Serrasalmus gibbus Castelnau, 1855
   Serrasalmus gouldingi Fink and Machado-Allison, 1992
   Serrasalmus hastatus Fink and Machado-Allison, 2001
   Serrasalmus hollandi Eigenmann, 1915
   Serrasalmus humeralis Valenciennes, 1850 -- Pirambeba
   Serrasalmus irritans Peters, 1877
   Serrasalmus maculatus Kner, 1858
   Serrasalmus manueli (Fernández-Yépez and Ramírez, 1967)
   Serrasalmus marginatus Valenciennes, 1836
   Serrasalmus medinai Ramírez, 1965
   Serrasalmus nalseni Fernández-Yépez, 1969
   Serrasalmus neveriensis Machado-Allison, Fink, López Rojas and Rodenas, 1993
   Serrasalmus nigricans (Agassiz, 1829)
   Serrasalmus rhombeus (Linnaeus, 1766) -- Redeye Piranha; White Piranha
   Serrasalmus sanchezi Géry, 1964
   Serrasalmus serrulatus (Valenciennes, 1850)
   Serrasalmus spilopleura Kner, 1858 -- Speckled Piranha
   Skiotocharax meizon Presswell, Weitzman and Bergquist, 2000
   Spintherobolus ankoseion Weitzman and Malabarba, 1999
   Spintherobolus broccae Myers, 1925
   Spintherobolus leptoura Weitzman and Malabarba, 1999
   Spintherobolus papilliferus Eigenmann, 1911
   Stethaprion crenatum Eigenmann, 1916
   Stethaprion erythrops Cope, 1870
   Stichonodon insignis (Steindachner, 1876)
   Stygichthys typhlops Brittan and Böhlke, 1965 -- Blind Tetra
   Tetragonopterus argenteus Cuvier, 1816
   Tetragonopterus chalceus Spix and Agassiz, 1829
   Thayeria boehlkei Weitzman, 1957 -- Blackline Penguinfish
   Thayeria ifati Géry, 1959
   Thayeria obliqua Eigenmann, 1908 -- Penguinfish
   Thrissobrycon pectinifer Böhlke, 1953
   Tometes lebaili Jégu, Keith and Belmont-Jégu, 2002
   Tometes makue Jégu, Mendes dos Santos and Belmont-Jégu, 2002
   Tometes trilobatus Valenciennes, 1850
   Triportheus albus Cope, 1872
   Triportheus angulatus (Spix and Agassiz, 1829)
   Triportheus auritus (Valenciennes, 1850)
   Triportheus culter (Cope, 1872)
   Triportheus curtus (Garman, 1890)
   Triportheus elongatus (Gunther, 1864) -- Elongate Hatchetfish
   Triportheus guentheri (Garman, 1890)
   Triportheus magdalenae (Steindachner, 1878)
   Triportheus nematurus (Kner, 1858)
   Triportheus paranensis (Gunther, 1874)
   Triportheus pictus (Garman, 1890)
   Triportheus rotundatus (Jardine, 1841)
   Triportheus signatus (Garman, 1890)
   Triportheus trifurcatus (Castelnau, 1855)
   Tucanoichthys tucano Géry and Römer, 1997
   Tyttobrycon dorsimaculatus Géry, 1973
   Tyttobrycon hamatus Géry, 1973
   Tyttobrycon spinosus Géry, 1973
   Tyttobrycon xeruini Géry, 1973
   Tyttocharax cochui (Ladiges, 1950)
   Tyttocharax madeirae Fowler, 1913 -- Blackedge Tetra
   Tyttocharax tambopatensis Weitzman and Ortega, 1995
   Utiaritichthys longidorsalis Jégu, Tito de Morais and dos Santos, 1992
   Utiaritichthys sennaebragai Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937
   Xenagoniates bondi Myers, 1942
   Xenurobrycon heterodon Weitzman and Fink, 1985
   Xenurobrycon macropus Myers and Miranda-Ribeiro, 1945
   Xenurobrycon polyancistrus Weitzman, 1987
   Xenurobrycon pteropus Weitzman and Fink, 1985

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