Psalidodon fasciatus

Psalidodon fasciatus, commonly known as the banded astyanax, is a species of fish widespread in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina.[2] It grows up to 17.1 cm (6.7 in) in length.[3] Formerly thought to be closely related to the Mexican tetra, it is now in the same genus as the Buenos Aires tetra.[4]

Psalidodon fasciatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Psalidodon
Species:
P. fasciatus
Binomial name
Psalidodon fasciatus
(Cuvier, 1819)
Synonyms[1]
    • Astyanax albeolus Eigenmann, 1908
    • Astyanax carolinae Gill, 1870
    • Astyanax fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819)
    • Astyanax fasciatus fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819)
    • Astyanax fasciatus orteguasae Fowler, 1943
    • Astyanax fasciatus viejita (Valenciennes, 1850)
    • Astyanax grandis Meek & Hildebrand, 1912
    • Astyanax hanstroemi Dahl, 1943
    • Astyanax heterurus Eigenmann & Wilson, 1914
    • Astyanax regani Meek, 1909
    • Astyanax viejita (Valenciennes, 1850)
    • Chalceus fasciatus Cuvier, 1819
    • Salmo lambari Natterer, 1859
    • Tetragonopterus cobanensis Bocourt, 1868
    • Tetragonopterus cuvieri Lütken, 1875
    • Tetragonopterus humilis Günther, 1864
    • Tetragonopterus macrophthalmus Regan, 1908
    • Tetragonopterus microphthalmus Günther, 1864
    • Tetragonopterus oaxacanensis Bocourt, 1868
    • Tetragonopterus oerstedii Lütken, 1875
    • Tetragonopterus viejita Valenciennes, 1850

It is the target species of the scale-eating Deuterodon heterostomus which is a close mimic.[5]

References
  1. Bailly, Nicolas (2021). "Psalidodon fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Chalceus fasciatus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2024). "Psalidodon fasciatus" in FishBase. January 2024 version.
  4. "Psalidodon fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819)". treatment.plazi.org. Plazi TreatmentBank. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  5. Sazima, Ivan (December 1977). "Possible case of aggressive mimicry in a neotropical scale-eating fish". Nature. 270 (5637): 510–512. doi:10.1038/270510a0.

Further reading

Schulz UH; Martins-Junior H (1 November 2001). "Astyanax fasciatus as bioindicator of water pollution of Rio dos Sinos, RS, Brazil". Brazilian Journal of Biology. 61 (4): 615–622. doi:10.1590/S1519-69842001000400010. ISSN 1519-6984. PMID 12071317. Wikidata Q48857977.

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