Characinidae (Noun)
Meaning
Former name of the Characidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Characinidae family was once used to classify a group of freshwater fish in South America, but it has since been replaced by Characidae.
- Characinidae was a term commonly used by early ichthyologists to describe the diverse array of characins found in the Amazon River basin.
- Prior to the reclassification, many species of tetras and hatchetfish were grouped under the Characinidae family.
- The Characinidae family was initially thought to be a distinct group of fish, but further research revealed that it was actually a subset of the Characidae family.
- Historically, the term Characinidae was used interchangeably with Characidae, but the latter is now the widely accepted term in the scientific community.