Psalidodon fasciatus

Psalidodon fasciatus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Genus:	Psalidodon
Species:	P. fasciatus
Binomial name
	Psalidodon fasciatus; (Cuvier, 1819)
Synonyms
	Astyanax albeolus Eigenmann, 1908 ; Astyanax carolinae Gill, 1870 ; Astyanax fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819) ; Astyanax fasciatus fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819) ; Astyanax fasciatus orteguasae Fowler, 1943 ; Astyanax fasciatus viejita (Valenciennes, 1850) ; Astyanax grandis Meek & Hildebrand, 1912 ; Astyanax hanstroemi Dahl, 1943 ; Astyanax heterurus Eigenmann & Wilson, 1914 ; Astyanax regani Meek, 1909 ; Astyanax viejita (Valenciennes, 1850) ; Chalceus fasciatus Cuvier, 1819 ; Salmo lambari Natterer, 1859 ; Tetragonopterus cobanensis Bocourt, 1868 ; Tetragonopterus cuvieri Lütken, 1875 ; Tetragonopterus humilis Günther, 1864 ; Tetragonopterus macrophthalmus Regan, 1908 ; Tetragonopterus microphthalmus Günther, 1864 ; Tetragonopterus oaxacanensis Bocourt, 1868 ; Tetragonopterus oerstedii Lütken, 1875 ; Tetragonopterus viejita Valenciennes, 1850; ;

Psalidodon fasciatus, commonly known as the banded astyanax, is a species of fish widespread in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina.^[3] It grows up to 17.1 cm (6.7 in) in length.^[4] Formerly thought to be closely related to the Mexican tetra, it is now in the same genus as the Buenos Aires tetra.^[5]

It is the target species of the scale-eating Deuterodon heterostomus which is a close mimic.^[6]

References

^ Taphorn, D.C.; DoNascimiento, C.; Herrera-Collazos, E.E.; Mojica, J.I.; Rodríguez-Olarte, D.; Villa-Navarro, F. (2021). "Astyanax fasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T186878A1819739. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T186878A1819739.en. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
^ 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.). "Psalidodon fasciatus". 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.

Psalidodon fasciatus

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Genus:	Psalidodon
Species:	P. fasciatus
Binomial name
*Psalidodon fasciatus* (Cuvier, 1819)
Synonyms^[2]
Astyanax albeolus Eigenmann, 1908 Astyanax carolinae Gill, 1870 Astyanax fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819) Astyanax fasciatus fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819) Astyanax fasciatus orteguasae Fowler, 1943 Astyanax fasciatus viejita (Valenciennes, 1850) Astyanax grandis Meek & Hildebrand, 1912 Astyanax hanstroemi Dahl, 1943 Astyanax heterurus Eigenmann & Wilson, 1914 Astyanax regani Meek, 1909 Astyanax viejita (Valenciennes, 1850) Chalceus fasciatus Cuvier, 1819 Salmo lambari Natterer, 1859 Tetragonopterus cobanensis Bocourt, 1868 Tetragonopterus cuvieri Lütken, 1875 Tetragonopterus humilis Günther, 1864 Tetragonopterus macrophthalmus Regan, 1908 Tetragonopterus microphthalmus Günther, 1864 Tetragonopterus oaxacanensis Bocourt, 1868 Tetragonopterus oerstedii Lütken, 1875 Tetragonopterus viejita Valenciennes, 1850

Psalidodon fasciatus

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