Psalidodon fasciatus

Psalidodon fasciatus, commonly known as the banded astyanax, is a species of fish widespread in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina.^[3] It grows up to 17.1 cm (6.7 in) in length.^[4] Formerly thought to be closely related to the Mexican tetra, it is now in the same genus as the Buenos Aires tetra.^[5]

Psalidodon fasciatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Acestrorhamphidae
Genus:	Psalidodon
Species:	P. fasciatus
Binomial name
Psalidodon fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819)
Synonyms[2]
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.^[6]

Preserved specimen