Pristella maxillaris: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the pristella maxillaris lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pristella maxillaris
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Characiformes
Family	Characidae

Where does the pristella maxillaris live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pristella maxillaris in 3 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Belém, Brazil.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the pristella maxillaris endangered?

The pristella maxillaris’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the pristella maxillaris?

The pristella maxillaris (Pristella maxillaris) is a ray-finned fish in the order Characiformes and the family Characidae, genus Pristella. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the pristella maxillaris

Pristella maxillaris, also known as the X-ray tetra or X-ray fish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This translucent fish is found in South America and is a popular aquarium fish.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pristella maxillaris (revision 1354733374), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q540539 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).