Psalidodon fasciatus
Appearance
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Psalidodon fasciatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Characidae |
Genus: | Psalidodon |
Species: | P. fasciatus
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Binomial name | |
Psalidodon fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819)
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Psalidodon fasciatus, commonly known as the banded astyanax, is a species of fish widespread in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina.[2] It grows up to 17.1 cm (6.7 in) in length.[3] Formerly thought to be closely related to the Mexican tetra, it is now in the same genus as the Buenos Aires tetra.[4]
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It is the target species of the scale-eating Deuterodon heterostomus which is a close mimic.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2021). "Psalidodon fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Chalceus fasciatus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2024). "Psalidodon fasciatus" in FishBase. January 2024 version.
- ^ "Psalidodon fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819)". treatment.plazi.org. Plazi TreatmentBank. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ Sazima, Ivan (December 1977). "Possible case of aggressive mimicry in a neotropical scale-eating fish". Nature. 270 (5637): 510–512. Bibcode:1977Natur.270..510S. doi:10.1038/270510a0.
Further reading
[edit]Schulz UH; Martins-Junior H (1 November 2001). "Astyanax fasciatus as bioindicator of water pollution of Rio dos Sinos, RS, Brazil". Brazilian Journal of Biology. 61 (4): 615–622. doi:10.1590/S1519-69842001000400010. ISSN 1519-6984. PMID 12071317. Wikidata Q48857977.
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