Cyanogaster geisleri
| Cyanogaster geisleri | |
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| Male | |
| Female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Cyanogaster |
| Species: | C. geisleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyanogaster geisleri | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Hemigrammus geisleri Zarske & Géry, 2007 | |
Cyanogaster geisleri is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Characidae. This small, transparent fish is found in the Central Amazon, Brazil.[3] It is classified within the glass characin subfamily Aphyocharacinae. It grows to a maximum size of 3.5 cm (1.4 in) and a weight of 0.46 g (0.016 oz).[4] Ths species is found in the river systems of the Amazon and the Orinoco in Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela.[1]
Etymology
The specific name honours Dr. Rolf Geisler, aquarist and professor at the University of Freiburg, who collected the holotype and made it available for species description.[5]
References
- ^ a b Lima, F. (2023). "Hemigrammus geisleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T164583316A164583326. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T164583316A164583326.en. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Cyanogaster". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ Zarske, A.; J. Géry (2007). "Hemigrammus geisleri sp. n. - ein neuer Glassalmler aus dem zentralen Amazonasgebiet, mit einer ergänzenden Beschreibung von Hemigrammus mimus Böhlke, 1955 (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae)" [Hemigrammus geisleri sp. n. - a new glass tetra from the central Amazon region, with a supplementary description of Hemigrammus mimus Böhlke, 1955 (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae)]. Vertebrate Zoology (in German). 57 (1): 5–14.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hemigrammus geisleri". FishBase. April 2025 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (20 January 2025). "Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily APHYOCHARACINAE Eigenmann 1909 (Glass Characins)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 17 September 2025.