Gnathocharax

Gnathocharax steindachneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Gnathocharax
Fowler, 1913
Species: G. steindachneri
Binomial name
Gnathocharax steindachneri[1]
Fowler, 1913

Gnathocharax steindachneri 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.[2] It is the sole member of its genus.[3] It reaches up to 5 cm (2.0 in) in length.[2]

References

  1. "Gnathocharax steindachneri". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Gnathocharax steindachneri" in FishBase. January 2017 version.
  3. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). Species of Gnathocharax in FishBase. January 2017 version.


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