Glass headstander
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Glass headstander | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Characidae |
Genus: | Charax |
Species: | C. gibbosus
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Binomial name | |
Charax gibbosus | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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The glass headstander, (Charax gibbosus), is a species of fish [2] in the genus Charax. commonly known as the transparent tetra.
Description
[edit]The glass headstander can grow up to 14 cm long and weigh up to 30 grams.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]Eucynopotamus gibbosus[4] and Salmo gibbosus[5] are taxonomic synonyms for Charx gibbosus [6][5]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The glass headstander mainly lives in South America.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Charax gibbosus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ Carl Linnaeus (1735), Systema Naturae (in Latin), Wikidata Q29270
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Charax gibbosus". FishBase.
- ^ "Eucynopotamus gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ a b "Salmo gibbosus Linnaeus, 1758". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "Charax gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
External links
[edit]- Data related to Glass headstander at Wikispecies
- Media related to Charax gibbosus at Wikimedia Commons