Charax (genus)

Charax
Charax stenopterus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Characinae
Genus: Charax
Scopoli, 1777
Species

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

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