Gnathocharax steindachneri, also known as the arowana tetra,[2] is a species of characin fish found in tropical freshwater habitats in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins of South America. It is also found as an aquarium fish.[3] It is the sole member of its genus.[4] It reaches up to 5 cm (2.0 in) in length.[3]
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Genus: | Gnathocharax Fowler, 1913
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Species: | G. steindachneri
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Gnathocharax steindachneri[1] Fowler, 1913
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References
edit- ^ "Gnathocharax steindachneri". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ "Arowana Tetra (Gnathocharax steindachneri)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Gnathocharax steindachneri" in FishBase. January 2017 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Gnathocharax in FishBase. January 2017 version.