Charax stenopterus (Cope, 1894)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Charax stenopterus is species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a characin, belonging to the family Characidae. This species is found in South America where it occurs in the Uruguay and Paraná Rivers and some coastal drainages in southern Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. It is found in streams with slow flows, canals, lagoons and reservoirs with dense aquatic vegetation. Its diet is mainly composed of insects. This species reaches a maximum standard length of 9.4 cm (3.7 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Charax stenopterus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:17:41.263062+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Charax stenopterus (Cope, 1894)
- Name authority
- (Cope, 1894)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Characidae
- Genus
- Charax
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCharaciformes
- suborderCharacoidei
- familyCharacidae Latreille, 1825
- subfamilyCharacinae Latreille, 1825
- genusCharax Scopoli, 1777
- speciesCharax stenopterus (Cope, 1894)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Charax. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Charax gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758) | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Charax condei (Géry & Knöppel, 1976) | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Charax delimai Menezes & Lucena, 2014 | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Charax hemigrammus (Eigenmann, 1912) | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Charax tectifer (Cope, 1870) | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Charax unimaculatus Lucena, 1989 | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Asiphonichthys stenopterus Cope, 1894 Cope, 1894 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1333395 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:TN3B. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.