The Family Characidae contains these Genera:
- Aphyocharax
- Brycon
- Exodon
- Paragoniates
- Poptella
- Prionobrama
- Stethaprion
- Xenagoniates
- Acestrorhyncus
- Alestes = Brycinus
- Ammocryptocharax
- Astyanax
- Bryconamericus
- Bryconops
- Catoprion
- Carlana
- Charax
- Characidium
- Cheirodon
- Corynopoma
- Colossoma
- Crenuchus
- Cynodon
- Diapoma
- Elachocharax = Geisleria
- Gephyrocharax
- Glauulocauda
- Gymnocorymbus
- Hemibrycon
- Hemigrammus
- Hydrocynus
- Hydrolycus
- Hyphessobrycon
- Inpaichthys
- Klausewitzia
- Megalamphodus
- Melanocharacidium
- Metynnis
- Micralestes
- Microcharacidium = Jobertina
- Mimagoniates
- Moenkhausia
- Myleus
- Oligosarcus
- Paracheirodon
- Parastremma
- Phenacogaster
- Phenacogrammus
- Poecilocharax
- Priocharax
- Pristella
- Pseudocorynopoma
- Probolodus
- Pygocentrus
- Rachoviscus
- Rhabdalestes
- Rhaphiodon
- Roeboides
- Rhoadsia
- Serrasalmus
- Tetragonopterus
- Tyttobrycon
- Tyttocharax
- Iguanodectes
- Xenurobrycon
- Piabucus