Table 1 Summary of fish taxa included in this study
From: Can DNA barcoding accurately discriminate megadiverse Neotropical freshwater fish fauna?
Order | Family | Number of genera | Number of species |
|---|---|---|---|
Characiformes | Acestrorhynchidae | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Anostomidae | 3 | 13 |
| Â | Bryconidae | 2 | 4 |
| Â | Characidae | 25 | 48 |
| Â | Crenuchidae | 1 | 7 |
| Â | Curimatidae | 2 | 5 |
| Â | Cynodontidae | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Erythrinidae | 3 | 4 |
| Â | Lebiasinidae | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Parodontidae | 2 | 4 |
| Â | Prochilodontidae | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Serrasalmidae | 3 | 4 |
| Â | Triportheidae | 1 | 1 |
Siluriformes | Auchenipteridae | 3 | 3 |
| Â | Callichthyidae | 6 | 11 |
| Â | Cetopsidae | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Clariidae | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Doradidae | 2 | 2 |
| Â | Heptapteridae | 8 | 12 |
| Â | Loricariidae | 20 | 59 |
| Â | Pimelodidae | 6 | 7 |
| Â | Pseudopimelodidae | 2 | 3 |
| Â | Trichomycteridae | 3 | 16 |
Perciformes | Cichlidae | 10 | 17 |
| Â | Sciaenidae | 1 | 1 |
Gymnotiformes | Gymnotidae | 1 | 5 |
| Â | Hypopomidae | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Rhamphichthyidae | 2 | 2 |
| Â | Sternopygidae | 2 | 3 |
Rajiformes | Potamotrygonidae | 1 | 2 |
Pleuronectiformes | Achiridae | 1 | 1 |
Cyprinodontiformes | Poeciliidae | 3 | 5 |
| Â | Rivulidae | 2 | 2 |
Clupeiformes | Clupeidae | 1 | 1 |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | 3 | 4 |
Synbranchiformes | Synbranchidae | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Total | 127 | 254 |