'' (
Aphyocharacinae)
Taxonomy The following classification is based on ''
Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes'' (2025): •
Heterocheirodon Malabarba, 1998 •
Holoshesthes C. H. Eigenmann, 1903 •
Kolpotocheirodon Malabarba & Weitzman, 2000 •
Macropsobrycon C. H. Eigenmann, 1915 •
Nanocheirodon Malabarba, 1998 •
Odontostilbe Cope, 1870 •
Prodontocharax C. H. Eigenmann &
Pearson, 1924 •
Protocheirodon Vari,
Melo &
Oliveira, 2016 •
Pseudocheirodon Meek &
Hildebrand, 1916 •
Saccoderma Schultz, 1944 •
Serrapinnus Malabarba 1998 •
Subfamily Exodontinae Fowler, 1958 •
Bryconexodon Géry, 1980 •
Exodon Müller &
Troschel, 1844 •
Roeboexodon Géry, 1959 •
Subfamily Tetragonopterinae Gill, 1858 •
Tetragonopterus Cuvier, 1816 •
Subfamily Characinae Latreille, 1825 •
Acanthocharax C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 •
Acestrocephalus C. H. Eigenmann, 1910 •
Atopomesus Myers, 1927 •
Charax Scopoli, 1777 •
Cynopotamus Valenciennes, 1850 •
Galeocharax Fowler, 1910 •
Microschemobrycon C. H. Eigenmann, 1915 •
Phenacogaster C. H. Eigenmann, 1907 •
Roeboides Günther 1864
Former members }} This family has undergone a large amount of systematic and
taxonomic change. More recent revision has moved many former members of the family into their own related but distinct families – the
pencilfishes of the genus
Nannostomus are a typical example, having now been moved into the
Lebiasinidae, the assorted predatory species belonging to
Hoplias and
Hoplerythrinus have now been moved into the
Erythrinidae, and the sabre-toothed fishes of the genus
Hydrolycus have been moved into the
Cynodontidae. The former subfamily Alestiinae was promoted to family level (
Alestiidae) and the subfamilies Crenuchinae and Characidiinae were moved to the family
Crenuchidae.
Serrasalmidae, and
Triportheidae. In 2024, the families
Stevardiidae and
Acestrorhamphidae, containing a high proportion of the famous ornamental aquarium tetras, were also split out of the family, in addition to the small family
Spintherobolidae. ==References==