Charax (genus)

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Characinae
Genus: Charax
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

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The genus Charax is used to group several species of tetras, including the glass headstander, Charax gibbosus. These fish, among other characteristics, are small, translucent, and have a rhomboid shape.

[edit] Species

  • Charax apurensis (Lucena, 1987).
  • Charax caudimaculatus (Lucena, 1987).
  • Charax condei (Géry & Knöppel, 1976).
  • Glass headstander, Charax gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758).
  • Charax hemigrammus (Eigenmann, 1912).
  • Charax leticiae (Lucena, 1987).
  • Charax macrolepis (Kner, 1858).
  • Charax maculatus (Lucena, 1989).
  • Charax metae (Eigenmann, 1922).
  • Charax michaeli (Lucena, 1989).
  • Charax niger (Lucena, 1989).
  • Charax notulatus (Lucena, 1989).
  • Charax pauciradiatus (Günther, 1864).
  • Charax rupununi (Eigenmann, 1912).
  • Charax stenopterus (Cope, 1894).
  • Charax tectifer (Cope, 1870).
  • Charax unimaculatus (Lucena, 1989).

[edit] References

  • "Charax". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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