Long-finned glass tetra
Species of fish
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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.[3] 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]
| 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[2] |
| Species: | X. bondi |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenagoniates bondi G. S. Myers, 1942[3] | |