Phenagoniates

Phenagoniates
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Subfamily:	Aphyocharacinae
Genus:	Phenagoniates C. H. Eigenmann & C. E. Wilson, 1914 [2]
Species:	P. macrolepis
Binomial name
Phenagoniates macrolepis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) [3]
Synonyms [3]
Roeboides macrolepis Meek & hildebrand, 1913 Pheagoniates wilsoni C. H. Eigenmann & C.E. Wilson, 1914

Phenagoniates is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Characidae. The only species in the genus is Phenagoniates macrolepis, the barred glass tetra or slender tetra. This characin is found in Colombia, Panama and Venezuela.

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Phenagoniates macrolepis". FishBase . October 2011 version.

1. Lyons, T.J. & González, R. (2020). "Phenagoniates macrolepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T49830575A150106987. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T49830575A150106987.en . Retrieved 22 September 2025.{{cite iucn}}: uses deprecated |page= identifier (help)
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Aphyocharacinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 22 September 2025.>
3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Phenagoniates". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 22 September 2025.>