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Charax Scopoli, 1777

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Scopoli, Giovanni A. in Scopoli, Giovanni A. 1777.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Characiformes
family
Characidae
genus
Charax

Name

Synonyms
Anacyrtus Günther, 1864
Asiphonichthys Cope, 1894
Characinus Lacepède, 1803
Epicyrtus Müller & Troschel, 1844
Epycirtus
Moralesia Fowler, 1943
Homonyms
Charax Walker, 1861
Charax Scopoli, 1777
Charax Benson, 1859
Charax Risso, 1827
Charax Gronow, 1763
Common names
Headstander Tetras in English
Хараксы in Russian
Харацин in Ukrainian

Bibliographic References

  1. Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .
  2. Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .
  3. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
  4. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
  5. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  6. FishBase
  7. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026.
  8. Intr. Hist. Nat.
  9. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  10. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).
  11. Nelson, Joseph S., 1994: null. Fishes of the World, Third Edition. xvii + 600.
  12. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  13. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
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