Pristella maxillaris

"X-ray fish" redirects here. For Kryptopterus bicirrhis, see Kryptopterus bicirrhis. For the glassfish within family Ambassidae, see Asiatic glassfish.

Pristella maxillaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Pristella
Species:
P. maxillaris
Binomial name
Pristella maxillaris
(Ulrey, 1894)
Synonyms[3]
  • Aphyocarax maxillaris Ulrey, 1894[2]
  • Holopristis riddlei Meek, 1907
  • Pristella riddlei (Meek, 1907)

Pristella maxillaris is a species of characin in the genus Pristella, and is commonly known as the X-ray fish or X-ray tetra because of its translucent body.[4]

  1. ^ Taphorn, D.C.; DoNascimiento, C.; Herrera-Collazos, E.E.; Mojica, J.I.; Rodríguez-Olarte, D.; Usma, S. (2021). "Pristella maxillaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T175969814A175969826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T175969814A175969826.en. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ulrey1894 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Synonyms of Pristella maxillaris (Ulrey, 1894)". FishBase. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  4. ^ Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (eds.). "Common name search result". FishBase. Retrieved 2006-12-22.