Characiformes

An order of fresh water fish with 18 families and over 1600 species. The order includes CHARACINS, hatchetfish, piranhas, and TETRAS.

Year introduced: 2012

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Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.493.130

MeSH Unique ID: D060125

Registry Number: txid7991

Entry Terms:

• Piranhas
• Piranha

Previous Indexing:

• Fishes (1991-2011)

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Organisms Category
Eukaryota
Animals
Chordata
Vertebrates
Fishes
Characiformes
Characidae