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Definition of Family characidae
1. Noun. Tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America.
Exact synonyms: Characidae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Cypriniformes, Order Cypriniformes
Member holonyms: Characid, Characin, Characin Fish, Genus Hemigrammus, Hemigrammus, Genus Paracheirodon, Paracheirodon, Genus Serrasalmus, Serrasalmus
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Cypriniformes, Order Cypriniformes
Member holonyms: Characid, Characin, Characin Fish, Genus Hemigrammus, Hemigrammus, Genus Paracheirodon, Paracheirodon, Genus Serrasalmus, Serrasalmus