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Family	Genus	Species
Acestrorhamphidae	50	982
Acestrorhynchidae	2	27
Alestidae	19	125
Anostomidae	17	211
Bryconidae	3	82
Chalceidae	1	6
Characidae	50	323
Chilodontidae	2	15
Citharinidae	3	19
Crenuchidae	8	148
Ctenoluciidae	2	7
Curimatidae	8	130
Cynodontidae	2	5
Distichodontidae	13	108
Erythrinidae	3	74
Gasteropelecidae	4	26
Hemiodontidae	6	69
Hepsetidae	1	7
Iguanodectidae	3	39
Lebiasinidae	8	48
Lepidarchidae	2	2
Parodontidae	3	173
Prochilodontidae	3	39
Serrasalmidae	17	282
Spintherobolidae	2	6
Stevardiidae	42	526
Tarumaniidae	1	1
Triportheidae	3	25