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Bario (fish)

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Bario
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhamphidae
Subfamily: Thayeriinae
Genus: Bario
Meyers, 1940
Type species
Tetragonopterus steindachneri
Eigenmann, 1893
Synonyms

Entomolepis Eigenmann, 1893 (Preoccupied)

Bario is an American genus of characins. The glass tetra and redeye tetra, which are commonly kept in aquaria, are members of this genus. Most of the species, except the formerly monotypic type species, were formerly classified in Moenkhausia.

Species

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Nine species are currently valid:[1]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Bario". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  2. ^ Dagosta, F.C.P.; Marinho, M.M.F.; Benine, R.C. (2015). "A new species of Moenkhausia Eigenmann (Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper rio Juruena basin, Central Brazil" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4032 (4): 417–425.
  3. ^ Ohara, W.M.; Lima, F.C.T. (2015). "Moenkhausia uirapuru, a new species from the upper rio Guaporé, Chapada dos Parecis, Mato Grosso, Brazil (Teleostei: Characidae)" (PDF). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 26 (2): 159–170.