Carlastyanax
| Carlastyanax aurocaudatus | |
|---|---|
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Carlastyanax Géry, 1972 |
| Species: | C. aurocaudatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Carlastyanax aurocaudatus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1913) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Astyanax aurocaudatus Eigenmann, 1913 | |
Carlastyanax aurocaudatus is a species of fish in the family Characidae native to the Río Cauca in Colombia.[1] C. aurocaudatus is distinguished by several diagnostic morphological features, especially the presence of a hooked third dentary tooth. This species is the only member of its genus.[2]
References
- ↑ Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits. BMC Evolutionary Biology, (2015) 15: 146.
- ↑ Mirande, J.M., Jerep, F.C. & Vanegas-Ríos, J.A. (2013): Phylogenetic relationships of the enigmatic Carlastyanax aurocaudatus (Eigenmann) with remarks on the phylogeny of the Stevardiinae (Teleostei: Characidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (4): 747-766.
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