Carlastyanax

Carlastyanax aurocaudatus
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Genus:	Carlastyanax; Géry, 1972
Species:	C. aurocaudatus
Binomial name
	Carlastyanax aurocaudatus; (C. H. Eigenmann, 1913)
Synonyms
	Astyanax aurocaudatus Eigenmann, 1913

Carlastyanax aurocaudatus is a species of fish in the family Characidae native to the Río Cauca in Colombia.[1] C. aurocaudatus is distinguished by several diagnostic morphological features, especially the presence of a hooked third dentary tooth. This species is the only member of its genus.[2]

References

Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits. BMC Evolutionary Biology, (2015) 15: 146.
Mirande, J.M., Jerep, F.C. & Vanegas-Ríos, J.A. (2013): Phylogenetic relationships of the enigmatic Carlastyanax aurocaudatus (Eigenmann) with remarks on the phylogeny of the Stevardiinae (Teleostei: Characidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (4): 747-766.

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[Thomaz2015-1] Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits. BMC Evolutionary Biology, (2015) 15: 146.

[Mirande2013-2] Mirande, J.M., Jerep, F.C. & Vanegas-Ríos, J.A. (2013): Phylogenetic relationships of the enigmatic Carlastyanax aurocaudatus (Eigenmann) with remarks on the phylogeny of the Stevardiinae (Teleostei: Characidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (4): 747-766.