| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:fish 
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                                | gptkbp:class | gptkb:Actinopterygii 
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                                | gptkbp:commonName | gptkb:characins gptkb:tetras
 
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                                | gptkbp:conservationStatus | varies by species 
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                                | gptkbp:describedBy | gptkb:Carl_H._Eigenmann 
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                                | gptkbp:describedYear | 1909 
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                                | gptkbp:diet | carnivorous omnivorous
 
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                                | gptkbp:distribution | gptkb:Africa gptkb:Central_America
 gptkb:South_America
 
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                                | gptkbp:finType | adipose fin present 
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                                | gptkbp:habitat | freshwater 
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                                | gptkbp:importantFor | gptkb:fish aquarium trade
 ecological role in freshwater ecosystems
 
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                                | gptkbp:infraorder | gptkb:Teleostei 
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                                | gptkbp:kingdom | gptkb:Animalia 
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                                | gptkbp:larvalStage | free-swimming larvae 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFeature | diverse coloration varied size (few cm to over 1 m)
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFor | gptkb:Alestidae gptkb:Characidae
 gptkb:Crenuchidae
 gptkb:Distichodontidae
 gptkb:Erythrinidae
 gptkb:Hemiodontidae
 gptkb:Lebiasinidae
 gptkb:Serrasalmidae
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableGenus | gptkb:Brycon gptkb:Hyphessobrycon
 gptkb:Serrasalmus
 gptkb:Astyanax
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableSpecies | gptkb:Dragon gptkb:black_tetra
 gptkb:neon_tetra
 gptkb:silver_dollar_fish
 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfFamilies | ~24 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfSpecies | over 2000 
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                                | gptkbp:phylum | gptkb:Chordata 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedTo | gptkb:Gymnotiformes gptkb:Cypriniformes
 gptkb:Siluriformes
 
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                                | gptkbp:reproduction | egg-laying 
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                                | gptkbp:shape | generally laterally compressed 
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                                | gptkbp:subclassOf | gptkb:Neopterygii 
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                                | gptkbp:superfamily | gptkb:Ostariophysi 
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                                | gptkbp:teeth | well-developed 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Actinopterygii gptkb:Prochilodus_magdalenae
 gptkb:Tetra
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Characiformes 
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