Mimagoniates inequalis

Mimagoniates inequalis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Stevardiidae
Genus:	Mimagoniates
Species:	M. inequalis
Binomial name
Mimagoniates inequalis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1911)
Synonyms [2]
Glandulocauda inequalis C. H. Eigenmann, 1911

Mimagoniates inequalis, known as the croaking tetra (a common name also applied to M. lateralis ^[3] and M. microlepis ^{[4] [5]} ), is a species of tetra in the genus Mimagoniates . It was previously classified as Glandulocauda inequalis ^[6] . Croaking tetras, specifically Mimagoniates microlepis, typically reach sizes of 5–6 cm (2.0–2.4 in) in length, though captive individuals can grow larger, up to 9 cm (3.5 in). Another species, Mimagoniates inequalis, is smaller, with males and unsexed fish reaching a maximum length of 3.3 cm (1.3 in) SL. ^[7]

References

1. Lima, F. (2023). "Mimagoniates inequalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023: e.T186890A1819919. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T186890A1819919.en . Retrieved 3 September 2025.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Mimagoniates". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 3 September 2025.
3. Mimagoniates lateralis
4. Master Index of Freshwater Fishes
5. Characidoidea
6. Nelson, Keith (1964). "The Evolution of a Pattern of Sound Production Associated with Courtship in the Characid Fish, Glandulocauda inequalis". Evolution . 18 (4). Society for the Study of Evolution: 526–540. doi:10.2307/2406207. JSTOR   2406207. Note: This paper precedes the reclassification of G. inequalis under Mimagoniates
7. https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Mimagoniates-inequalis.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)