Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fish of the family Characinidæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun any freshwater fish of the family
Characinidae ; -- also calledcharacid .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of many diverse
fish , of the orderCharaciformes , related to thecarp andcatfish and including thetetra .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae
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Examples
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The most important fish in Lake Chad are the characin (Alestes baremoze) and the Nile perch (Lates niloticus).
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Drag to Playlist hujeta/rocket/silver/characin gar, senegal bichir, acei cichlids in my planted tank my 55 gallon planted tank is home to a characin gar, senegal bichir, 16 acei cichlids, a few chinese algae eaters and a juvenile rainbow shark.
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Another member of the large characin clan, the lemon tetra has a fairly elongated body like its smaller relative the neon tetra and like neons and other characins, the lemon tetra does best if kept in small schools of six to eight fish.
Aquarium Supplies 2008
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These fish include the pacu (Metynnis and Mylossoma), tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum), pirarucu (Arapaima gigas), sardinha (Triportheus angulatus), and the smaller carnivorous characin, the pirana (Serrasalmus spp.).
Purus varzea 2008
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These fish include the pacu (Metynnis and Mylossoma), tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum), pirarucu (Arapaima gigas), sardinha (Triportheus angulatus), and the smaller pirana (Serrasalmus spp.), a carnivorous characin.
Iquitos varzea 2008
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