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char·a·cid

(kăr′ə-sĭd) also char·a·cin (-sĭn)

Any of numerous freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, which includes the tetras.

[From New Latin Characidae, family name, from Greek kharax, kharak-, a kind of sea bream.]

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characid - any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae

characin, characin fish

cypriniform fish - a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes

Characidae, family Characidae - tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America

tetra - brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes

cardinal tetra, Paracheirodon axelrodi - small bright red and blue aquarium fish from streams in Brazil and Colombia

caribe, pirana, piranha - small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals

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Evidence for dispersal of fig seeds by the fruit eating Characid fish Brycon guatemalensis Regan in a Costa Rican tropical rain forest.

Jovenes del sobre-explotado pez amazonico Colossoma macropomum (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae), como dispersores potenciales de semillas de Cecropia spp

Reproductive biology of the characid dourado Salminus franciscanus from the Sao Francisco River.

Environmental manipulation on Astyanax altiparanae out-of-season spawning

Rhabdhochona mexicana sp.(Nematoda: Rhabdhochonidae) from intestine of characid fishes in Mexico.

Prevalence of helminth parasites in fishes (Salmo trutta and Schizothorax plagiostomus) in India

Characid Fishes of the Genus Ceratobranchia, with Descriptions of New Species from Venezuela and Peru.

Ictiofauna de la cuenca del rio Aguaytia, Ucayali, Peru

Nokman, "The South American characid fishes of the subfamily with Serrasalmoninae a revision of the genus," Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, vol.

Resource Partitioning between Two Piranhas (Serrasalmus gibbus and Serrasalmus rhombeus) in an Amazonian Reservoir

Oxidative stress biomarkers in the freshwater characid fish, Brycon cephalus, exposed to organophosphorus insecticide Folisuper 600 (methyl parathion).

Genotoxic Potential of Pesticides in the Peripheral Blood Erythrocytes of Fish (Oreochromis mossambicus)

Oxidative stress bio markers in the freshwater characid fish, Brycon cephalus, exposed to organophosphorus insecticide Folisuper 600 (methyl parathion).

Heavy metal bioaccumulation of the characiform Brycon falcatus Muller & Troschel, 1844 in the Teles Pires basin, Southern Amazon/ Bioacumulacao de metais pesados no characiforme Brycon falcatus Muller & Troschel, 1844 na bacia do rio Teles Pires, Amazonia Meridional

Digestive flexibility during fasting in the characid fish Hyphessobrycon luetkenii.

Alimentary restriction on male betta fish (Betta splendens) performance/Restricao alimentar no desempenho de machos do peixe beta (Betta splendens)

Genetic diversity of the small characid fish Astyanax sp.

Genetic polymorphism and changes in the concentration of heavy metals in catfish Clarias gariepinus from different sites as a result of environmental contamination

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