Charax (fish) explained

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

Notes and References

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.