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Family	Genus	Species
Acestrorhamphidae	50	946
Acestrorhynchidae	2	26
Alestidae	19	113
Anostomidae	17	201
Bryconidae	3	81
Chalceidae	1	6
Characidae	50	312
Chilodontidae	2	15
Citharinidae	3	19
Crenuchidae	8	123
Ctenoluciidae	2	7
Curimatidae	8	124
Cynodontidae	2	4
Distichodontidae	13	108
Erythrinidae	3	73
Gasteropelecidae	4	25
Hemiodontidae	6	68
Hepsetidae	1	7
Iguanodectidae	3	30
Lebiasinidae	8	43
Lepidarchidae	2	2
Parodontidae	3	171
Prochilodontidae	3	39
Serrasalmidae	17	275
Spintherobolidae	2	5
Stevardiidae	42	514
Tarumaniidae	1	1
Triportheidae	3	25