Gnathocharax steindachneri | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific 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
- "Gnathocharax steindachneri". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- "Arowana Tetra (Gnathocharax steindachneri)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gnathocharax steindachneri". FishBase. January 2017 version.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Gnathocharax". FishBase. January 2017 version.
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