- Source: Psalidodon
Psalidodon is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae of the order Characiformes. Some of these fish, like many of their relatives, are kept as aquarium pets and known collectively as tetras.
They are all endemic to freshwater habitats in South America, where they are locally called Mojarra or Lambari.
Taxonomy and systematics
This genus was resurrected from synonymy with Astyanax in 2020.
Species
These are the recognized species in this genus:
References
Further reading
Kavalco, Karine Frehner, Rubens Pazza, and Lurdes Foresti de Almeida-Toledo. "Astyanax bockmanni Vari and Castro, 2007: an ambiguous karyotype in the Astyanax genus." Genetica 136.1 (2009): 135–139.