Pristella ariporo
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Genus: | Pristella |
| Species: | P. ariporo
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| Pristella ariporo Conde-Saldaña, Albornoz-Garzón, García-Melo, Villa-Navarro, Mirande & F. C. T. Lima, 2019
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Pristella ariporo, the X-ray tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins.[2] This species is found in the basin of the Orinoco in Colombia,[3] and in Venezuela.[1]
References
- ^ a b Taphorn, D.C.; DoNascimiento, CD; Herrera-Collazos, E.E.; et al. (2021). "Pristella ariporo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T176102916A176102941. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176102916A176102941.en. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pristella". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ Conde-Saldaña, Cristhian C.; Albornoz-Garzón, Juan G.; García-Melo, Jorge E.; Villa-Navarro, Francisco A.; Mirande, J. Marcos; Lima, Flávio C. T. (August 2019). "A New Pristella (Characiformes: Characidae) from the Río Orinoco Basin, Colombia, with a Redefinition of the Genus". Copeia. 107 (3): 439–446. doi:10.1643/CI-18-147. ISSN 0045-8511. S2CID 202850443.