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Taxon: Order Characiformes Goodrich, 1909 - characins (fish)
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Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Actinopteri

Current position

Characiphysae (Superorder) Fink & Fink, 1981 Ref: R. Betancur-R et al., 2017: 16; [Dornburg & Near, 2021: fig. 1; ECoF(9 Apr 2025)].

Alternative positions

Actinopteri (Class) Cope, 1871 Ref: R. van der Laan et al., 2021: (4 Feb 2025); ECoF(4 Feb 2025).
Actinopterygii (Class) Woodward, 1891 Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011: 28.
Characiphysi (Subseries) Fink & Fink, 1981 Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 193.
Characiphysi ([unranked]) Fink & Fink, 1981 Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 148.
Ostariophysi (Superorder) Sagemehl, 1885 Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 605.
Ostariophysi (Division) Sagemehl, 1885 Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 392.
Otophysa (Section) Rosen & Greenwood, 1970 Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 66.

Historical positions

Otophysa (Section) Rosen & Greenwood, 1970 Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 66.
Characiphysae (Superorder) Fink & Fink, 1981 Ref: R. Betancur-R et al., 2017: 16, fig. 1.
Characiphysi (Subseries) Fink & Fink, 1981 Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 193-194, fig. (p. 175).
Actinopterygii (Class) Woodward, 1891 Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 2004-2016: 24 Jan 2006.
Actinopterygii (Class) Woodward, 1891 Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011: 28.
Characiphysae (Superorder) Fink & Fink, 1981 Ref: E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010: 126, 138.
Characiphysi ([unranked]) Fink & Fink, 1981 Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 148-149; 138.
Ostariophysi (Division) Sagemehl, 1885 Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 392.
Actinopterygii (Class) Woodward, 1891 Ref: 1998
Actinopterygii (Class) Woodward, 1891 Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998: 2458.
Ostariophysi (Superorder) Sagemehl, 1885 Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 605.

Number of Subtaxa

2025 Available in Systema Naturae 2000 28f;294g;1798s;6ss; †7g
1989-present Systema Naturae 2000: 1 Jun 2025 [28f;294g]
2018 R. van der Laan: 66 [24f]
2017 R. Betancur-R et al.: 17 [23f]
2016 J.S. Nelson et al.: 207 [19f]
2004-2016 W.N. Eschmeyer: 24 Jan 2006 [14f]
2011 W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong: 28 19f
2010 E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson: 138 2so;~18f
1998 W.N. Eschmeyer 12f
1988 R.L. Carroll: 605 [16f]
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Last updated: 21 Sep 2025