Charax (fish)

Charax
	Charax stenopterus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Subfamily:	Characinae
Genus:	Charax; Scopoli, 1777
Type species
	Salmo gibbosus; Linnaeus, 1758
Species
	See text

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.

Species

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

^ ^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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[Menezes2014-1] 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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