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Characiformes

An order of fresh water fish with 18 families and over 1600 species. The order includes CHARACINS, hatchetfish, piranhas, and TETRAS.
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2015
2015
Erratum to: Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits
Erratum The original version of this article unfortunately contained some mistakes. The presentation of Figs. 3–10 were incorrect… 
2013
2013
Distribution of GnRH in the brain of the freshwater teleost Astyanax altiparanae.
2007
2007
Swimming performance of the migratory Neotropical fish Leporinus reinhardti (Characiformes: Anostomidae)
The fishways built in Latin America were mainly based on those used in the northern hemisphere for passing salmonids upstream… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Population Substructuring in a Migratory Freshwater Fish Prochilodus argenteus (Characiformes, Prochilodontidae) from the São Francisco River
The construction of hydroelectric dams, pollution of rivers and other environmental changes are responsible for the disappearance… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Spatial and seasonal changes in the diet of Oligosarcus hepsetus (Characiformes, Characidae) in a Brazilian reservoir.
We assessed spatial and seasonal changes in the diet of Oligosarcus hepsetus in order to describe the strategy developed by this… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Analysis by RAPD of the genetic structure of Astyanax altiparanae (Pisces, Characiformes) in reservoirs on the Paranapanema River, Brazil
In this study, the RAPD technique was used to analyze the genetic structure of populations of the fish Astyanax altiparanae… 
2004
2004
Reproductive biology of Moenkhausia intermedia (Eigenmann) (Pisces, Characiformes) in Itumbiara Reservoir, Goiás, Brazil
To study the reproductive biology of Moenkhausia intermedia (Eigenmann, 1908) in Itumbiara reservoir, Paranaiba river, Goias… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Comparative cytogenetics among sympatric species of Characidium (Pisces, Characiformes). Diversity analysis with the description of a ZW sex chromosome system and natural triploidy
Abstract A comparative cytogenetic analysis was carried out in two sympatric fish species of the genus Characidium, C. gomesi and… 
2000
2000
Amplification of a GC-rich heterochromatin in the freshwater fish Leporinus desmotes (Characiformes, Anostomidae)
This is the first description of the karyotype of Leporinus desmotes. The diploid female number was 2n = 54 meta- and… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Ecology of the coporo, Prochilodus mariae (Characiformes, Prochilodontidae), and status of annual migrations in western Venezuela
Deforestation, overfishing, pollution, and construction of dams have severely impacted migratory fishes of western Venezuela. The… 
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