Organisms

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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Abstract

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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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Piranhas
  • Piranha

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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 (1991-2011)

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

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Characiformes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D060125. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D060125
  2. Characiformes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characiformes
  3. Characiformes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q217458