Characiformes: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family
Genus
Species
Scientific Name: Characiformes

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Characiformes in languages:

Chinese: 脂鯉目
Czech: trnobřiší
Danish: Karpelaks
English: Piranhas, Tetras, and Allies
English: Characins
Estonian: Haratsiinilised
German: Salmlerartige
Hungarian: pontylazacalakúak
Japanese: カラシン目
Korean: 카라신목
Latvian: Haracīnveidīgās
Polish: Kąsaczokształtne
Portuguese: Piranhas, Dourados, Pacus e afins
Russian: Харацинообразные
Ukrainian: Харациноподібні

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Parent Taxon

Actinopterygii

Sibling Taxa

Child Taxa

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