Charax (fish)

Charax is a genus containing several species of South American tetras, including the glass headstander, C. gibbosus. These fish, among other characteristics, are small and have a rhomboid shape. Some species are semi-translucent.

Species
There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:
 * Charax apurensis C. A. S. de Lucena, 1987
 * Charax caudimaculatus C. A. S. de Lucena, 1987
 * Charax condei Géry & Knöppel, 1976
 * Charax delimai Menezes & C. A. S. de Lucena, 2014
 * Charax gibbosus Linnaeus, 1758 (Glass headstander)
 * Charax hemigrammus C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
 * Charax leticiae C. A. S. de Lucena, 1987
 * Charax macrolepis Kner, 1858
 * Charax metae C. H. Eigenmann, 1922
 * Charax michaeli C. A. S. de Lucena, 1989
 * Charax niger C. A. S. de Lucena, 1989
 * Charax notulatus C. A. S. de Lucena, 1987
 * Charax pauciradiatus Günther, 1864
 * Charax rupununi C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
 * Charax stenopterus Cope, 1894
 * Charax tectifer Cope, 1870