Organisms

Characidae

A family of fresh water fish in the order CHARACIFORMES, which includes the Tetras.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A family of fresh water fish in the order CHARACIFORMES, which includes the Tetras.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Characids
  • Characins
  • Characid
  • Characin
  • Tetragonopterus
  • Tetras
  • Tetra

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Aspects Covered

17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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History Note

2012

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Previous Indexing

  • Fishes (1966-2011)

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.493w.130w.150w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Characidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D060126. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D060126
  2. Characidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characidae
  3. Characidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q625352