Characiformes
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Characiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. Grouped in 18 recognized families, more than 2000 different species are described, including the well-known pir
Fish fauna of the Uberaba River
Citharinus congicus is a member of the most basal characiform lineage.
Hydrocynus goliath, from Africa, is one of the largest species in the order.
Diversity of characiforms from the Munim River basin
Ostariophysi
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Ostariophysi is the second-largest superorder of fish. Members of this superorder are called ostariophysians. This diverse group contains 10,758 species, about 28% of known fish species in the world a
Characiformes
…is about 1.4–1.7 cm (0.55–0.67 in) in the Bolivian pygmy blue characin, Xenurobrycon polyancistrus. The Characiformes form part of a series called the Otophysi within the superorder Ostariophysi. The Otophysi contain three other orders, Cypriniformes, Siluriformes, and Gymnotiformes. The Characiformes form a…
Milkfish
Weberian apparatus and swim-bladder of a carp