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Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae Characins; tetras
Subfamily: Stethaprioninae
Genus: Psalidodon

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32 species (see list below)
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Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 13.2 cm TL
Psalidodon anisitsi (Eigenmann, 1907)

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Psalidodon anisitsi
[Buenos Aires tetra]
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Max. Length 12.9 cm SL
 
Psalidodon bifasciatus
[]

Photo by Equipe de Ictiologia do Nupélia

South America
Max. Length 17.3 cm TL
Psalidodon bockmanni (Vari & Castro, 2007)

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Psalidodon bockmanni
[]
No picture found
 
Psalidodon chico
[]
No picture found
 
Psalidodon correntinus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.4 cm TL
 
Psalidodon dissensus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.4 cm TL
 
Psalidodon eigenmanniorum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
 
Psalidodon endy
[]
No picture found
 
Psalidodon erythropterus
[]

Photo by Galtier Delbosc, M.

South America
Max. Length 17.1 cm TL
Psalidodon fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819)

Photo by Photo by Galtier Delbosc, M.
 
Psalidodon fasciatus
[Banded astyanax]
No picture found

Max. Length 17 cm SL
 
Psalidodon gymnodontus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
 
Psalidodon gymnogenys
[]
No picture found
 
Psalidodon hermosus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
 
Psalidodon ita
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm SL
 
Psalidodon jequitinhonhae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
 
Psalidodon leonidas
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
 
Psalidodon marionae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Psalidodon ojiara
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
 
Psalidodon pampa
[]

Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 16.9 cm TL
Psalidodon parahybae (Eigenmann, 1908)

Photo by Photo by Sazima, I.
 
Psalidodon parahybae
[]

Photo by Marceniuk, A.P.

South America
Max. Length 16.4 cm TL
Psalidodon paranae (Eigenmann, 1914)

Photo by Photo by Marceniuk, A.P.
 
Psalidodon paranae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Psalidodon pellegrini
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.0 cm SL
 
Psalidodon powelli
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.0 cm SL
 
Psalidodon puka
[]
No picture found
 
Psalidodon pynandi
[]

Photo by MNHN

South America
Max. Length 9.9 cm SL
Psalidodon rivularis (Lütken, 1875)

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Psalidodon rivularis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.0 cm SL
 
Psalidodon rutilus
[]

Photo by Equipe de Ictiologia do Nupélia

South America
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Psalidodon schubarti (Britski, 1964)

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Psalidodon schubarti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.4 cm SL
 
Psalidodon troya
[]
No picture found
 
Psalidodon tumbayaensis
[]

Photo by Garutti, G.F.

South America
Max. Length 6.0 cm SL
Psalidodon xavante (Garutti & Venere, 2009)

Photo by Photo by Garutti, G.F.
 
Psalidodon xavante
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
 
Psalidodon xiru
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Psalidodon anisitsi Buenos Aires tetra South America 13.2 TL 1907
Psalidodon bifasciatus South America 12.9 SL 2010
Psalidodon bockmanni South America 17.3 TL 2007
Psalidodon chico South America 2004
Psalidodon correntinus South America 1891
Psalidodon dissensus South America 12.4 TL 2013
Psalidodon eigenmanniorum South America 14.4 TL 1894
Psalidodon endy South America 6.2 SL 2006
Psalidodon erythropterus South America 1891
Psalidodon fasciatus Banded astyanax South America 17.1 TL 1819
Psalidodon gymnodontus South America 17 SL 1911
Psalidodon gymnogenys South America 11.5 SL 1911
Psalidodon hermosus South America 2005
Psalidodon ita South America 6.1 SL 2002
Psalidodon jequitinhonhae 6 SL 1877
Psalidodon leonidas South America 4.6 SL 2002
Psalidodon marionae South America 9.1 SL 1911
Psalidodon ojiara South America 5.1 SL 2000
Psalidodon pampa South America 6.2 SL 2005
Psalidodon parahybae South America 16.9 TL 1908
Psalidodon paranae South America 16.4 TL 1914
Psalidodon pellegrini South America 8 SL 1907
Psalidodon powelli South America 6.0 SL 2017
Psalidodon puka South America 5.0 SL 2007
Psalidodon pynandi South America 2003
Psalidodon rivularis South America 9.9 SL 1875
Psalidodon rutilus South America 7.0 SL 1842
Psalidodon schubarti South America 9 SL 1964
Psalidodon troya South America 7.4 SL 2002
Psalidodon tumbayaensis South America 2005
Psalidodon xavante South America 6.0 SL 2009
Psalidodon xiru South America 10.9 SL 2013



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