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]

Preserved specimen

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.). "Psalidodon fasciatus". 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. Bibcode:1977Natur.270..510S. 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.