Charax

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Charax
Charax stenopterus

Charax stenopterus

Systematics
Sub-cohort : Ostariophysi
Otophysa
Order : Tetras (Characiformes)
Family : True tetras (Characidae)
Subfamily : Characinae
Genre : Charax
Scientific name
Charax
Scopoli , 1777

Charax ( Gr .: "Pointed pole", because of the shape of the teeth) is a genus of small tetra that occurs widely in northern and central South America , south to the Río de la Plata . Charax is a type genus of the family ( Characidae ) and the order ( Characiformes ).

features

Charax species grow to be 3.5 to 12.8 inches long. Your body is high back, the sidelines are complete. The head profile is almost horizontal at first, to rise steeply behind the eye so that a concave shape results. In the intermaxillary bone (premaxillary) the teeth sit in two, often irregular rows. The dental (lower jaw) has a row of teeth. The anal fin is long and scaly, the caudal peduncle is long, the caudal fin is deeply forked. An adipose fin is present.

Charax species live mainly in the reed belts of their living waters and stand in a characteristic sloping position with their heads down. They are not very fond of swimming.

Charax is closely related to Roeboides . The species in this genus are getting larger.

species

literature

  • Günther Sterba : The world's freshwater fish. 2nd Edition. Urania, Leipzig / Jena / Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-332-00109-4 .
  • Axel Zarske: Charax. In: Claus Schaefer, Torsten Schröer (Hrsg.): The large lexicon of aquaristics. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8001-7497-9 , p. 217 f.

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