Priocharax phasma
| Priocharax phasma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Genus: | Priocharax |
| Species: | P. phasma |
| Binomial name | |
| Priocharax phasma | |
Priocharax phasma is a minute species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins.[1] This fish is found in Brazil.[2]
Size
[edit]This species reaches a length of 1.4 cm (0.55 in).[3]
Etymology
[edit]The fish's name means "phásma" in Greek, φάσμα, which is a ghost or a specter, referring to its almost completely transparent appearance, resembling that of a ghost.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Priocharax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ↑ George M.T. Mattox; Flávio C. T. Lima; Ralf Britz; Camila S. Souza; Claudio Oliveira (12 September 2024). "Two new miniature species of the fish genus Priocharax from the Rio Tapajós and Amazonas drainages, Pará, Brazil (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae)". Vertebrate Zoology. 74: 533–550. doi:10.3897/vz.74.e130038. hdl:11449/297458.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Priocharax phasma". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf (3 October 2025). "Family ACESTRORHAMPHIDAE Eigenmann 1907 (American Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
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