Characinae, Latreille, 1825

Grenand, Pierre, Chapuis, Jean, Cognat, André, Christinoi, Antonia, Davy, Damien, Grenand, Françoise, Jégu, Michel, Keith, Philippe, Martin, Emmanuel, Nemo, François, Pagezy, Hélène & Le Bail, Pierre-Yves, 2015, Revision of vernacular names for the freshwater fish of French Guiana, Cybium 39 (4), pp. 279-300 : 286

Characidae ( Characinae )

Charax aff. pauciradiatus Günther, 1864 : yaya-bós, yaya-né-kasé (C); onokogolo (K); mokoloimë, elemakëlë (Wa); asina siba (B, Nd); adjeni, stonweti fisi (S); cacunda (Br).

Charax niger Lucena, 1989 : yaya-bós, yaya-né-kasé (C); pilasingway (Wi); cacunda (Br).

Note: In East French Guiana, Charax niger replaces its sister species, Charax aff. pauciradiatus . The two species are difficult to tell apart.

Cynopotamus essequibensis Eigenmann, 1912 : yaya-bós, yaya-né-kasé (C); onokogolo (K); mokoloimë (Wa); asina siba (B); adjeni, stonweti fisi (S); cynopotamus de l’Essequibo (F); cacunda (Br).

Note: Cynopotamus essequibensis can easily be mistaken for either Charax species.

Galeocharax aff. gulo (Cope, 1970) : pilayowa (Wi);

cacunda, dentusca, saicanga, madalena (Br).

Phenacogaster wayana Le Bail & Lucena, 2010:

amatkowale, mulok (Wa); phenacogaster des Wayana (F); glass tetra (E).

Note: Phanacogaster wayana looks very similar to its sister species P. wayampi (phenacogaster des Wayãpi), which replaces it in the Oyapock. The two species can be easily mistaken for one another.