Pristella maxillaris is a species of characin in the genusPristella, and is commonly known as the X-ray fish or X-ray tetra because of its translucent body.[3] It is a widely distributed and adaptable fish, found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins, as well as coastal rivers in the Guianas in both acidic and alkaline waters.[4] Unlike most other characins, it is tolerant of (and sometimes found in) slightly brackish water.[5] It is small (up to around 5 cm or 2.0 in in length) and lives in large groups, and males can be distinguished from females by being smaller and thinner than the females. Like most other tetras, it feeds primarily on small insects and planktonic animals.[6]
Older aquarium books often refer to this species by the junior synonymPristella riddlei. Aquarists tend to refer to this fish as the golden pristella tetra, though some call it the X-ray tetra, instead. Other common names include goldfinch tetra, a reference to the similarly coloured goldfinch, and pristella tetra, a modification of its Latin name. A common name that was once widespread but is now rarely used is signal tetra, a reference to the similarity between the yellow and black dorsal fin and the arm of a semaphore railway signal.
In aquariaEdit
Pristella maxillaris is a small, adaptable fish that is often kept in a home aquarium and will eat most fish foods. It is tolerant of a range of water chemistry values (pH 6–8; hardness up to 20 dGH). As a shoaling species, it is usually kept in groups of at least six specimens and away from aggressive or predatory tankmates, but is otherwise easily kept in the community tank. The minimum aquarium size is typically 60 x 30 cm (15 Gallons).[citation needed]
ReferencesEdit
^Ulrey, Albert B. (1894). "Preliminary Descriptions of Some New South American Characinidæ". The American Naturalist. 28 (331): 611–612. doi:10.1086/275979. JSTOR2452600.
^"Synonyms of Pristella maxillaris (Ulrey, 1894)". FishBase. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
^Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. "Common name search result". FishBase. Retrieved 2006-12-22. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Pristella maxillaris" in FishBase. October 2011 version.
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pristella, maxillaris, fish, redirects, here, kryptopterus, bicirrhis, kryptopterus, bicirrhis, glassfish, within, family, ambassidae, asiatic, glassfish, species, characin, genus, pristella, commonly, known, fish, tetra, because, translucent, body, widely, di. X ray fish redirects here For Kryptopterus bicirrhis see Kryptopterus bicirrhis For the glassfish within family Ambassidae see Asiatic glassfish 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 3 It is a widely distributed and adaptable fish found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins as well as coastal rivers in the Guianas in both acidic and alkaline waters 4 Unlike most other characins it is tolerant of and sometimes found in slightly brackish water 5 It is small up to around 5 cm or 2 0 in in length and lives in large groups and males can be distinguished from females by being smaller and thinner than the females Like most other tetras it feeds primarily on small insects and planktonic animals 6 Pristella maxillarisScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ActinopterygiiOrder CharaciformesFamily CharacidaeGenus PristellaSpecies P maxillarisBinomial namePristella maxillaris Ulrey 1894 Synonyms 2 Aphyocarax maxillaris Ulrey 1894 1 Holopristis riddlei Meek 1907Pristella riddlei Meek 1907 Contents 1 Nomenclature 2 In aquaria 3 References 4 External linksNomenclature EditOlder aquarium books often refer to this species by the junior synonym Pristella riddlei Aquarists tend to refer to this fish as the golden pristella tetra though some call it the X ray tetra instead Other common names include goldfinch tetra a reference to the similarly coloured goldfinch and pristella tetra a modification of its Latin name A common name that was once widespread but is now rarely used is signal tetra a reference to the similarity between the yellow and black dorsal fin and the arm of a semaphore railway signal In aquaria EditPristella maxillaris is a small adaptable fish that is often kept in a home aquarium and will eat most fish foods It is tolerant of a range of water chemistry values pH 6 8 hardness up to 20 dGH As a shoaling species it is usually kept in groups of at least six specimens and away from aggressive or predatory tankmates but is otherwise easily kept in the community tank The minimum aquarium size is typically 60 x 30 cm 15 Gallons citation needed References Edit Ulrey Albert B 1894 Preliminary Descriptions of Some New South American Characinidae The American Naturalist 28 331 611 612 doi 10 1086 275979 JSTOR 2452600 Synonyms of Pristella maxillaris Ulrey 1894 FishBase Retrieved 6 February 2017 Froese R and D Pauly Editors Common name search result FishBase Retrieved 2006 12 22 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a author has generic name help Froese Rainer Pauly Daniel eds 2011 Pristella maxillaris in FishBase October 2011 version Monks N editor Brackish Water Fishes TFH 2006 ISBN 0 7938 0564 3 BBC Amazing animals x ray fish BBC Retrieved 2006 12 22 External links Edit Media related to Pristella maxillaris at Wikimedia Commons Pristella Tetra Fact Sheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pristella maxillaris amp oldid 1150212673, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
