Characins

Tetras and their brethren cover a large group. There are some carnivores and some herbivores in this group with the majority being omnivores. Most smaller species like to school and range in temperment from supremely peaceful to the Pirahna. Most require acidic softer water and come from South America. Click here for more info on Characins.

List Sort Common Name | Scientific Name

(Abramites microcephalus) Marbled Headstander
(Alestes longipinnis) Long-Finned Characin
(Anostomus anostomus) Striped Headstander
(Aphyocharax anisitsi) Bloodfin Tetra
(Arnoldichthys spilopterus) Arnold's Red-Eyed Characin
(Astyanax fasciatus mexicanus) Blind Cave Tetra
(Boehlkea fredcochui) Blue Tetra
(Carnegiella marthae) Black Winged Hatchetfish
(Carnegiella strigata) Marbled Hatchetfish
(Characidium spec.) Darter Characin
(Chilodus punctatus) Spotted Headstander
(Copeina guttata) Red Spotted Copeina
(Copella arnoldi) Splash Tetra
(Copella nattereri) Beautiful Scaled Characin
(Copella nigrofasciata) Black-banded Pyrrhulia
(Crenuchus spilurus) Sailfin Characin
(Exodon paradoxus) Exodon
(Gasteropelecus sternicla) Common Hatchetfish
(Gymnocorymbus ternetzi) Black Skirt Tetra, White Skirt Tetra
(Hasemania nana) Silver-Tipped Tetra
(Hemigrammus bleheri) Rummy-nosed Tetra
(Hemigrammus caudovittatus) Buenos Aires Tetra
(Hemigrammus erythrozonus) Glowlight Tetra
(Hemigrammus ocellifer) Head-and-tail-light Tetra
(Hemigrammus pulcher) Garnet Tetra
(Hemigrammus rhodostomus) Rummy-nose Tetra
(Hemigrammus rodwayi) Gold Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon callistus) Jewel Tetra, Callistus Tetra, Serpae Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon eryhrostigma) Bleeding Heart Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon flammeus) Flame Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon ocillifer) Black Neon Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis) Lemon Tetra
(Inpaichthys kerri) King Tetra, Kerry Tetra
(Megalomphodus megalopterus) Black Phantom Tetra
(Metynnis roosevelti) Silver Dollar
(Moenkhausia pittieri) Diamond Tetra
(Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae) Red Eyed Tetra
(Nannostomus beckfordi) Beckford's Pencil Fish
(Nannostomus bifasciatus) Two Lined Pencilfish
(Nannostomus espei) Banded Pencilfish
(Nannostomus harrisoni) Harrison's Pencilfish
(Nannostomus marginatus) Dwarf Pencilfish
(Nannostomus trifasciatus) Three Striped Pencilfish
(Nematobrycon palmeri) Emperor Tetra
(Paracheirodon axelrodi) Cardinal Tetra
(Paracheirodon innesi) Neon Tetra
(Petitella georgiae) False Rummy-nose Tetra
(Phenacogrammus interruptus) Congo Tetra
(Poecilobrycon eques) Knightly Pencilfish
(Pristella maxillaris) Pristella Tetra
(Pyrrhulia vittata) Striped Pyrrhulia
(Thayeria boehlkei) Penguin Fish
(Thayeria obliqua) Lesser Penguin Fish
(Thoracocharax securis) Silver Hatchetfish
(Serrasalamus nattereri) Red-Bellied Pirahna

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