Long-finned glass tetra

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Long-finned glass tetra
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preserved specimen
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Aphyocharacinae
Genus: Xenagoniates
G. S. Myers, 1942 [2]
Species:
X. bondi
Binomial name
Xenagoniates bondi
G. S. Myers, 1942 [3]

The long-finned glass tetra (Xenagoniates bondi) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a characin, belonging to the family Characidae. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Xenogoniates, which is classified in the subfamily Aphyocharacinae, the glass tetras. [3] This species is found in the Orinoco basin and other river systems in Venezuela and Colombia. [1] It has a maximum standard length of 6 cm (2.4 in). [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Mojica, J.I.; DoNascimiento, C.; Rodríguez-Olarte, D.; et al. (2021). "Xenagoniates bondi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T49830221A175971531. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T49830221A175971531.en . Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Aphyocharacinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Xenagoniates". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xenogoniates bondi". FishBase . April 2025 version.
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