X-ray Tetra
Pristella ariporo
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Characidae
Pristella maxillaris, also known as the X-ray tetra or X-ray fish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This translucent fish is found in South America and is a popular aquarium fish. Taxonomy Pristella maxillaris was first formally described as Aphyocarax maxillaris in 1894 by the American biologist Albert B.
Pristella est un genre de poissons actinoptérygiens, de la famille des Characidés. Anciennement monospécifique (P. maxillaris, apprécié en aquariophilie d'eau douce par ses coloris, sa quasi-transparence et sa facilité d'élevage), ce genre comprend aujourd'hui trois espèces.
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Distribution
Sources and credits
DescriptionPristella maxillaris, Wikipedia contributorsMore from the same family
Aphyocharax alburnus
Aphyocharax alburnus
CharacidaeMojarita
Aphyocharax pusillus
CharacidaeSardina
Argopleura magdalenensis
CharacidaeLatin Astyanax
Astyanax abramis
Characidaetwospot astyanax
Astyanax bimaculatus
CharacidaeSardina
Astyanax magdalenae
Characidaebanded astyanax
Astyanax panamensis
CharacidaeAstyanax ruberrimus
Astyanax ruberrimus
Characidae