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Glass headstander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Charax
Species: C. gibbosus
Binomial name
Charax gibbosus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Cynopotamus gibbosus Valenciennes, 1850
  • Eucynopotamus gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Salmo gibbosus Linnaeus, 1758

The glass headstander, (Charax gibbosus), is a species of fish in the genus Charax. commonly known as the transparent tetra.

Description

The glass headstander can grow up to 14 cm long and weigh up to 30 grams.

Taxonomy

Eucynopotamus gibbosus and Salmo gibbosus are taxonomic synonyms for Charx gibbosus

Distribution and habitat

The glass headstander mainly lives in South America.

References

  1. "Charax gibbosus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. Carl Linnaeus (1735), Systema Naturae (in Latin), Wikidata Q29270
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Charax gibbosus". FishBase.
  4. "Eucynopotamus gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  5. ^ "Salmo gibbosus Linnaeus, 1758". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  6. "Charax gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-01-28.

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Taxon identifiers
Charax gibbosus


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