Characiformes
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Characiformes is an order of primarily freshwater ray-finned fishes that includes tetras, piranhas, and their relatives, found mainly in Central and South America and Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Characiformes canonical | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order of fishes
ⓘ
taxonomic rank ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | ostariophysan fishes ⓘ |
| bodyFeature |
abdominal or thoracic pelvic fins
ⓘ
adipose fin often present ⓘ usually have a single dorsal fin ⓘ well-developed teeth in many species ⓘ |
| clade | ray-finned fishes ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | characins ⓘ |
| diet |
carnivorous in some species
ⓘ
herbivorous in some species ⓘ omnivorous in many species ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
important freshwater mid-level consumers
ⓘ
prey for larger fishes and vertebrates ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
aquarium trade
ⓘ
fisheries ⓘ subsistence fishing ⓘ |
| finType | ray-finned ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Cretaceous period (fossil record) ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Afrotropical region
ⓘ
Neotropical region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat | freshwater ⓘ |
| includes |
African tetras
ⓘ
hatchetfishes ⓘ headstanders ⓘ pacu ⓘ pencil fishes ⓘ piranhas ⓘ splashing tetras ⓘ tetras ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| notableFamily |
Alestidae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anostomidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Characidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Crenuchidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Cynodontidae ⓘ Erythrinidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Gasteropelecidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Hemiodontidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebiasinidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Serrasalmidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | mostly egg-laying ⓘ |
| sensorySystem | Weberian apparatus present ⓘ |
| skeletonFeature | bony skeleton ⓘ |
| subphylum | Vertebrata ⓘ |
| superorder | Ostariophysi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Charax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterType | primarily freshwater ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.