Charax is a genus containing several species of South American tetras, including the glass headstander, C. gibbosus. These fish, among other characteristics, are small and have a rhomboid shape. Some species are semi-translucent.
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| Charax stenopterus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | Characinae |
| Genus: | Charax Scopoli, 1777 |
| Type species | |
| Salmo gibbosus | |
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Species edit
There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:
- Charax apurensis C. A. S. de Lucena, 1987
- Charax caudimaculatus C. A. S. de Lucena, 1987
- Charax condei Géry & Knöppel, 1976
- Charax delimai Menezes & C. A. S. de Lucena, 2014 [1]
- Charax gibbosus Linnaeus, 1758 (Glass headstander)
- Charax hemigrammus C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
- Charax leticiae C. A. S. de Lucena, 1987
- Charax macrolepis Kner, 1858
- Charax metae C. H. Eigenmann, 1922
- Charax michaeli C. A. S. de Lucena, 1989
- Charax niger C. A. S. de Lucena, 1989
- Charax notulatus C. A. S. de Lucena, 1987
- Charax pauciradiatus Günther, 1864
- Charax rupununi C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
- Charax stenopterus Cope, 1894
- Charax tectifer Cope, 1870
References edit
- ^ a b Menezes, N.A. & Lucena, C.A.S.d. (2014): A taxonomic review of the species of Charax Scopoli, 1777 (Teleostei: Characidae: Characinae) with description of a new species from the rio Negro bearing superficial neuromasts on body scales, Amazon basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (2): 193-228.
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