family characidae

1. Tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America (synset 102585842)
   is a type of: fish family - any of various families of fish
   member holonym:

   • 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
   belongs to: cypriniformes, order cypriniformes - an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi
   same as: characidae

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