''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
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, were formerly classified in ''
Moenkhausia
''Moenkhausia'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family (biology), family Characidae native to tropical and subtropical South America. These are medium-sized tetras where the largest species only reach around .
Species
There are currently 8 ...
''.
Species
Nine species are currently valid:
* ''
Bario australe''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
* ''
Bario cosmops''
F. C. T. Lima, Britski & Machado
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, 2007
* ''
Bario diktyota''
F. C. T. Lima & Toledo-Piza, 2001
* ''
Bario forestii''
Benine, Mariguela & C. de Oliveira, 2009
* ''
Bario lineomaculatus''
D'Agosta, Marinho & Benine, 2015
* ''
Bario oligolepis''
( Günther, 1864) (Glass tetra)
* ''
Bario sanctaefilomenae''
(Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner descri ...
, 1907) (Redeye tetra)
* ''
Bario steindachneri''
(Eigenmann
Eigenmann () is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include:
* Andi Eigenmann (born 1990), Filipino actress
* Carl H. Eigenmann (1863–1927), German–American ichthyologist, husband of Rosa Eigenmann
* Eduardo de Mesa Eigenmann, birth n ...
, 1893)
* ''
Bario uirapuru''
Ohara & F. C. T. Lima, 2015
References
Taxa described in 1940
Taxa named by George S. Myers
Characiformes
Characiformes genera
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