# Characidae
Characidae (karaksgiller), Characiformes alttakımına bağlı bir hayvan familyasıdır.


## Taksonomi.
Characidae familyasına bağlı cinsler (2023):
  - "Acanthocharax" - Eigenmann, 1912 
  - "Acestrocephalus" - Eigenmann, 1910 
  - "Acinocheirodon" - Malabarba and Weitzman, 1999 
  - "Acnodon" - Eigenmann, 1903 
  - "Acrobrycon" - Eigenmann and Pearson in Pearson, 1924 
  - "Agoniates" - M ller and Troschel, 1845 
  - "Ammocryptocharax" - Weitzman and Kanazawa, 1976 
  - "Aphyocharacidium" - G ry, 1960 
  - "Aphyocharax" - G nther, 1868 
  - "Aphyocheirodon" - Eigenmann, 1915 
  - "Aphyodite" - Eigenmann, 1912 
  - "Argopleura" - Eigenmann, 1913 
  - "Astyanacinus" - Eigenmann, 1907 
  - "Astyanax" - Baird and Girard, 1854 
  - "Atopomesus" - Myers, 1927 
  - "Attonitus" - Vari and Ortega, 2000 
  - "Aulixidens" - B hlke, 1952 
  - "Axelrodia" - G ry, 1965 
  - "Bario" - Myers, 1940 
  - "Boehlkea" - G ry, 1966 
  - "Brachychalcinus" - Boulenger, 1892 
  - "Bramocharax" - Gill in Gill and Bransford, 1877 
  - "Brittanichthys" - G ry, 1965 
  - "Brycon" - M ller and Troschel, 1844 
  - "Bryconacidnus" - Myers in Eigenmann and Myers, 1929 
  - "Bryconamericus" - Eigenmann in Eigenmann, McAtee and Ward, 1907 
  - "Bryconella" - G ry, 1965 
  - "Bryconexodon" - G ry, 1980 
  - "Bryconops" - Kner, 1858 
  - "Caiapobrycon" - Malabarba and Vari, 2000 
  - "Carlana" - Strand, 1928 
  - "Carlastyanax" - G ry, 1972 
  - "Catoprion" - M ller and Troschel, 1844 
  - "Ceratobranchia" - Eigenmann in Eigenmann, Henn and Wilson, 1914 
  - "Chalceus" - Cuvier, 1818 
  - "Characidium" - Reinhardt, 1867 
  - "Charax" - Scopoli, 1777 
  - "Cheirodon" - Girard, 1855 
  - "Cheirodontops" - Schultz, 1944 
  - "Chilobrycon" - G ry and de Rham, 1981 
  - "Chrysobrycon" - Weitzman and Menezes, 1998 
  - "Clupeacharax" - Pearson, 1924 
  - "Colossoma" - Eigenmann and Kennedy, 1903 
  - "Compsura" - Eigenmann, 1915 
  - "Coptobrycon" - G ry, 1966 
  - "Corynopoma" - Gill, 1858 
  - "Creagrutus" - G nther, 1864 
  - "Crenuchus" - G nther, 1863 
  - "Ctenobrycon" - Eigenmann, 1908 
  - "Cyanocharax" - Malabarba and Weitzman, 2003 
  - "Cynopotamus" - Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1850 
  - "Deuterodon" - Eigenmann in Eigenmann, McAtee and Ward, 1907 
  - "Diapoma" - Cope, 1894 
  - "Elachocharax" - Myers, 1927 
  - "Engraulisoma" - Castro, 1981 
  - "Exodon" - M ller and Troschel, 1844 
  - "Galeocharax" - Fowler, 1910 
  - "Genycharax" - Eigenmann, 1912 
  - "Gephyrocharax" - Eigenmann, 1912 
  - "Geryichthys" - Zarske, 1997 
  - "Glandulocauda" - Eigenmann, 1911 
  - "Gnathocharax" - Fowler, 1913 
  - "Grundulus" - Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1846 
  - "Gymnocharacinus" - Steindachner, 1903 
  - "Gymnocorymbus" - Eigenmann, 1908 
  - "Gymnotichthys" - Fern ndez-Y pez, 1950 
  - "Hasemania" - Ellis, 1911 
  - "Hemibrycon" - G nther, 1864 
  - "Hemigrammus" - Gill, 1858 
  - "Henochilus" - Garman, 1890 
  - "Heterocharax" - Eigenmann, 1912 
  - "Heterocheirodon" - Malabarba, 1998 
  - "Hollandichthys" - Eigenmann, 1910 
  - "Hoplocharax" - G ry, 1966 
  - "Hyphessobrycon" - Durbin in Eigenmann, 1908 
  - "Hypobrycon" - Malabarba and Malabarba, 1994 
  - "Hysteronotus" - Eigenmann, 1911 
  - "Iguanodectes" - Cope, 1872 
  - "Inpaichthys" - G ry and Junk, 1977 
  - "Iotabrycon" - Roberts, 1973 
  - "Jupiaba" - Zanata, 1997 
  - "Klausewitzia" - G ry, 1965 
  - "Knodus" - Eigenmann, 1911 
  - "Kolpotocheirodon" - Malabarba and Weitzman, 2000 
  - "Landonia" - Eigenmann and Henn in Eigenmann, Henn and Wilson, 1914 
  - "Leptagoniates" - Boulenger, 1887 
  - "Leptobrycon" - Eigenmann, 1915 
  - "Leptocharacidium" - Buckup, 1993 
  - "Lignobrycon" - Eigenmann and Myers, 1929 
  - "Lonchogenys" - Myers, 1927 
  - "Lophiobrycon" - Castro, Ribeira, Benine and Melo, 2003 
  - "Macropsobrycon" - Eigenmann, 1915 
  - "Markiana" - Eigenmann, 1903 
  - "Melanocharacidium" - Buckup, 1993 
  - "Metynnis" - Cope, 1878 
  - "Microcharacidium" - Buckup, 1993 
  - "Microgenys" - Eigenmann, 1913 
  - "Microschemobrycon" - Eigenmann, 1915 
  - "Mimagoniates" - Regan, 1907 
  - "Mixobrycon" - Eigenmann, 1915 
  - "Moenkhausia" - Eigenmann, 1903 
  - "Monotocheirodon" - Eigenmann and Pearson in Pearson, 1924 
  - "Mylesinus" - Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1850 
  - "Myleus" - M ller and Troschel, 1844 
  - "Myloplus" - Gill, 1896 
  - "Mylossoma" - Eigenmann and Kennedy, 1903 
  - "Nanocheirodon" - Malabarba, 1998 
  - "Nematobrycon" - Eigenmann, 1911 
  - "Nematocharax" - Weitzman, Menezes and Britski, 1986 
  - "Odontocharacidium" - Buckup, 1993 
  - "Odontostilbe" - Cope, 1870 
  - "Odontostoechus" - Gomes, 1947 
  - "Oligobrycon" - Eigenmann, 1915 
  - "Oligosarcus" - G nther, 1864 
  - "Orthospinus" - Reis, 1989 
  - "Ossubtus" - J gu, 1992 
  - "Othonocheirodus" - Myers, 1927 
  - "Oxybrycon" - G ry, 1964 
  - "Paracheirodon" - G ry, 1960 
  - "Paragoniates" - Steindachner, 1876 
  - "Parapristella" - G ry, 1964 
  - "Parastremma" - Eigenmann, 1912 
  - "Parecbasis" - Eigenmann, 1914 
  - "Petitella" - G ry and Bouti re, 1964 
  - "Phenacobrycon" - Eigenmann, 1922 
  - "Phenacogaster" - Eigenmann, 1907 
  - "Phenagoniates" - Eigenmann and Wilson in Eigenmann, Henn and Wilson, 1914 
  - "Piabarchus" - Myers, 1928 
  - "Piabina" - Reinhardt, 1867 
  - "Piabucus" - Oken, 1817 
  - "Piaractus" - Eigenmann, 1903 
  - "Planaltina" - B hlke, 1954 
  - "Poecilocharax" - Eigenmann, 1909 
  - "Poptella" - Eigenmann, 1908 
  - "Priocharax" - Weitzman and Vari, 1987 
  - "Prionobrama" - Fowler, 1913 
  - "Pristella" - Eigenmann, 1908 
  - "Pristobrycon" - Eigenmann, 1915 
  - "Probolodus" - Eigenmann, 1911 
  - "Prodontocharax" - Eigenmann and Pearson in Pearson, 1924 
  - "Psalidodon" - Eigenmann, 1911 
  - "Psellogrammus" - Eigenmann, 1908 
  - "Pseudochalceus" - Kner, 1863 
  - "Pseudocheirodon" - Meek and Hildebrand, 1916 
  - "Pseudocorynopoma" - Perugia, 1891 
  - "Pterobrycon" - Eigenmann, 1913 
  - "Ptychocharax" - Weitzman, Fink, Machado-Allison and Royero L., 1994 
  - "Pygocentrus" - M ller and Troschel, 1844 
  - "Pygopristis" - M ller and Troschel, 1844 
  - "Rachoviscus" - Myers, 1926 
  - "Rhinobrycon" - Myers, 1944 
  - "Rhinopetitia" - G ry, 1964 
  - "Rhoadsia" - Fowler, 1911 
  - "Roeboexodon" - G ry, 1959 
  - "Roeboides" - G nther, 1864 
  - "Saccoderma" - Schultz, 1944 
  - "Salminus" - Agassiz in Spix and Agassiz, 1829 
  - "Schultzites" - G ry, 1964 
  - "Scissor" - G nther, 1864 
  - "Scopaeocharax" - Weitzman and Fink, 1985 
  - "Serrabrycon" - Vari, 1986 
  - "Serrapinnus" - Malabarba, 1998 
  - "Serrasalmus" - Lacep de, 1803 
  - "Skiotocharax" - Presswell, Weitzman and Bergquist, 2000 
  - "Spintherobolus" - Eigenmann, 1911 
  - "Stethaprion" - Cope, 1870 
  - "Stichonodon" - Eigenmann, 1903 
  - "Stygichthys" - Brittan and B hlke, 1965 
  - "Tetragonopterus" - Cuvier, 1816 
  - "Thayeria" - Eigenmann, 1908 
  - "Thrissobrycon" - B hlke, 1953 
  - "Tometes" - Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1850 
  - "Triportheus" - Cope, 1872 
  - "Tucanoichthys" - G ry and R mer, 1997 
  - "Tyttobrycon" - G ry, 1973 
  - "Tyttocharax" - Fowler, 1913 
  - "Utiaritichthys" - Miranda Ribeiro, 1937 
  - "Xenagoniates" - Myers, 1942 
  - "Xenurobrycon" - Myers and Miranda Ribeiro, 1945