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Gnathocharax steindachneri
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Gnathocharax
Fowler, 1913
Species: G. steindachneri
Binomial name
Gnathocharax steindachneri
Fowler, 1913

Gnathocharax steindachneri, also known as the arowana tetra, is a species of characin fish found in tropical freshwater habitats in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins of South America. It is also found as an aquarium fish. It is the sole member of its genus. It reaches up to 5 cm (2.0 in) in length.

References

  1. "Gnathocharax steindachneri". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. "Arowana Tetra (Gnathocharax steindachneri)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gnathocharax steindachneri". FishBase. January 2017 version.
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Gnathocharax". FishBase. January 2017 version.
Taxon identifiers
Gnathocharax steindachneri


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