Monotypic Characins

While this article is titled "Monotypic", it is actually about any characin that does not fit neatly into other categories

While the smaller species of the characin group (see tetra) are more commonly kept in the aquarium, the species listed in this article, belonging to related family groups, have equally strong claims for aquarium consideration. Hatchetfishes (Gasteropelecidae), pencilfishes (Anostomidae), and piranhas (Serrasalmidae) are all equally interesting to keep. Marbled Headstander Striped Anostomus Ternetz's Anostomus Bloodfin (fish) Big-scaled Afrcian Characin Blind Cave fish Black-winged Hatchetfish Marbled Hatchetfish Myer's Hatchetfish Pink-tailed Chalceus Spotted Headstander Pacu Red-spotted Copeina Splashing Tetra False Silver Tetra Silver Distichodus Longnosed Distichodus Nobol's Distichodus Six-Barred Distichodus Gasteropelecus sternicla

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Black and Yellow Leporinus Frederic's Leporinus Eight-banded Leporinus Lipstick Leproinus Schreitmuller's Metynnis Glass Tetra Diamond Tetra Silver Dollar (fish) One-lined African Tetra Golden Pencilfish Red Pencilfish Brown-tailed Pencilfish Three-lined Pencilfish One-lined Pencilfish Silver Dollar Tetra Glass Bloodfin Dragon-finned Tetra Beni Pyrrhulina Filamentous Pyrrhulina Pyrrhulina Red-bellied Piranha Penguin Fish Thoracocharax stellatus Monotypic Characins/Bibliography

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Parent topics

• Characins [r]: Family of freshwater subtropical and tropical fish, belonging to the order Characiformes. ^[e]