Carlastyanax

Carlastyanax aurocaudatus is a species of fish in the family Characidae native to the Río Cauca in Colombia.[2] C. aurocaudatus is distinguished by several diagnostic morphological features, especially the presence of a hooked third dentary tooth. This species is the only member of its genus.[3]

Carlastyanax aurocaudatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Characiformes
Family:
Characidae
Genus:
Carlastyanax

Géry, 1972
Species:
C. aurocaudatus
Binomial name
Carlastyanax aurocaudatus
Synonyms

Astyanax aurocaudatus Eigenmann, 1913

References
  1. "Carlastynax https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61662539/61662542". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. {{cite journal}}: External link in |title= (help)
  2. Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits. BMC Evolutionary Biology, (2015) 15: 146.
  3. Mirande, J.M., Jerep, F.C. & Vanegas-Ríos, J.A. (2013): Phylogenetic relationships of the enigmatic Carlastyanax aurocaudatus (Eigenmann) with remarks on the phylogeny of the Stevardiinae (Teleostei: Characidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (4): 747-766.


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