Mimagoniates inequalis

Mimagoniates inequalis, known as the croaking tetra (a common name also applied to M. lateralis[1] and M. microlepis[2][3]), is a species of tetra in the genus Mimagoniates. It was previously classified as Glandulocauda inequalis[4]

Mimagoniates inequalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Mimagoniates
Species:
M. inequalis
Binomial name
Mimagoniates inequalis

References

  1. Mimagoniates lateralis
  2. Master Index of Freshwater Fishes
  3. Characidoidea
  4. Nelson, Keith (1964). "The Evolution of a Pattern of Sound Production Associated with Courtship in the Characid Fish, Glandulocauda inequalis". Evolution. Society for the Study of Evolution. 18 (4): 526–540. doi:10.2307/2406207. JSTOR 2406207. Note: This paper precedes the reclassification of G. inequalis under Mimagoniates


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