characin

/ˈkɛrəs(ə)n/

Definitions of characin

1. noun

   any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae
   synonyms: characid, characin fish

   types:

   tetra

   brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes

   Paracheirodon axelrodi, cardinal tetra

   small bright red and blue aquarium fish from streams in Brazil and Colombia

   caribe, pirana, piranha

   small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals

   type of:

   cypriniform fish

   a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes