Long-finned glass tetra

Long-finned glass tetra
preserved specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Aphyocharacinae
Genus: Xenagoniates
G. S. Myers, 1942[3]
Species:
X. bondi
Binomial name
Xenagoniates bondi
G. S. Myers, 1942[2]

The long-finned glass tetra (Xenagoniates bondi) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a characin, belonging to the family Characidae. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Xenogoniates, which is classified in the subfamily Aphyocharacinae, the glass tetras.[2] This species is found in the Orinoco basin and other river systems in Venezuela and Colombia.[1] It has a maximum standard length of 6 cm (2.4 in).[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Mojica, J.I.; DoNascimiento, C.; Rodríguez-Olarte, D.; et al. (2021). "Xenagoniates bondi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T49830221A175971531. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T49830221A175971531.en. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Xenagoniates". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  3. ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Aphyocharacinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xenogoniates bondi". FishBase. April 2025 version.