WoRMS taxon details
Psalidodon fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819)
1524224 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1524224)
accepted
Species
Astianax fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Astyanax albeolus Eigenmann, 1908 · unaccepted (synonym)
Astyanax carolinae Gill, 1870 · unaccepted (synonym)
Astyanax fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Astyanax fasciatus fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819) · unaccepted (senior synonym)
Astyanax fasciatus orteguasae Fowler, 1943 · unaccepted (synonym)
Astyanax fasciatus viejita (Valenciennes, 1850) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Astyanax grandis Meek & Hildebrand, 1912 · unaccepted (synonym)
Astyanax hanstroemi Dahl, 1943 · unaccepted (synonym)
Astyanax heterurus Eigenmann & Wilson, 1914 · unaccepted
Astyanax regani Meek, 1909 · unaccepted (synonym)
Astyanax viejita (Valenciennes, 1850) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Chalceus fasciatus Cuvier, 1819 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Salmo lambari Natterer, 1859 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tetragonopterus cobanensis Bocourt, 1868 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tetragonopterus cuvieri Lütken, 1875 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tetragonopterus fasciatus (Cuvier, 18189) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Tetragonopterus humilis Günther, 1864 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tetragonopterus macrophthalmus Regan, 1908 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Tetragonopterus microphthalmus Günther, 1864 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tetragonopterus oaxacanensis Bocourt, 1868 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tetragonopterus oerstedii Lütken, 1875 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tetragonopterus orstedii Lütken, 1875 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Tetragonopterus viejita Valenciennes, 1850 · unaccepted (synonym)
(of Chalceus fasciatus Cuvier, 1819) Cuvier, G. (1819). Sur les poissons du sous-genre Hydrocyn [sic], sur deux nouvelles espèces de Chalceus, sur trois nouvelles espèces du Serrasalmes, et sur l'Argentina glossodonta de Forskahl, qui est l'Albula gonorhynchus de Bloch. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie.</em> 5: 351-379, Pls. 26-28. [details]
WoRMS (2026). Psalidodon fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1524224 on 2026-05-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Astyanax hanstroemi Dahl, 1943) Dahl, G. (1943). New or rare fishes of the family Characinidae from the Magdalena system. <em>Förhandlingar / Kungliga Fysiografiska Sällskapets i Lund = Proceedings of the Royal Physiographic Society at Lund.</em> 12 (18): 215-220 [1-6]. [details]
original description (of Astyanax heterurus Eigenmann & Wilson, 1914) Eigenmann, C. H.; Henn, A. W. ; Wilson, C. (1914). New fishes from western Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. (Contrib. Zool. Lab. Ind. Univ. No. 133.). <em>Indiana University Studies.</em> No. 19: 1-15. [details]
original description (of Astyanax grandis Meek & Hildebrand, 1912) Meek, S. E.; Hildebrand, S. F. (1912). Descriptions of new fishes from Panama. <em>Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series.</em> v. 10 (no. 6): 67-68. [details]
original description (of Astyanax regani Meek, 1909) Meek, S. E. (1909). New species of fishes from tropical America. <em>Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series.</em> v. 7 (no. 7): 207-211. [details]
original description (of Astyanax albeolus Eigenmann, 1908) Eigenmann, C. H. (1908). Preliminary descriptions of new genera and species of tetragonopterid characins. (Zoölogical Results of the Thayer Brazilian expedition.). <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> v. 52 (no. 6): 91-106. [Some new taxa authored by Durbin.]. [details]
original description (of Chalceus fasciatus Cuvier, 1819) Cuvier, G. (1819). Sur les poissons du sous-genre Hydrocyn [sic], sur deux nouvelles espèces de Chalceus, sur trois nouvelles espèces du Serrasalmes, et sur l'Argentina glossodonta de Forskahl, qui est l'Albula gonorhynchus de Bloch. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie.</em> 5: 351-379, Pls. 26-28. [details]
original description (of Tetragonopterus viejita Valenciennes, 1850) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes. A. (1850). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome vingt-deuxième. Suite du livre vingt-deuxième. Suite de la famille des Salmonoïdes. <em>Table générale de l'Histoire Naturelle des Poissons.</em> (pp. 1-91). v. 22: i-xx + 1 p. + 1-532 + 1-91, Pls. 634-650. [Valenciennes authored volume. Published as "1849". i-xvi + 1-395, index 1-81 (+ 1) in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Tetragonopterus humilis Günther, 1864) Günther, A. (1864). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Siluridae, Characinidae, Haplochitonidae, Sternoptychidae, Scopelidae, Stomiatidae in the collection of the British Museum. v. 5: i-xxii + 1-455. [details]
original description (of Tetragonopterus microphthalmus Günther, 1864) Günther, A. (1864). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Siluridae, Characinidae, Haplochitonidae, Sternoptychidae, Scopelidae, Stomiatidae in the collection of the British Museum. v. 5: i-xxii + 1-455. [details]
original description (of Tetragonopterus cobanensis Bocourt, 1868) Bocourt, F. (1868). Note sur les poissons du genre Tétragonoptère provenant du Mexique et du Guatemala. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie et Paléontologie) (Sér. 5).</em> v. 9: 62.
page(s): 62 [details]
original description (of Tetragonopterus oaxacanensis Bocourt, 1868) Bocourt, F. (1868). Note sur les poissons du genre Tétragonoptère provenant du Mexique et du Guatemala. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie et Paléontologie) (Sér. 5).</em> v. 9: 62.
page(s): 62 [details]
original description (of Tetragonopterus cuvieri Lütken, 1875) Lütken, C. F. (1875). Characinae novae Brasiliae centralis a clarissimo J. Reinhardt in provincia Minas-Geraes circa oppidulum Lagoa Santa in lacu ejusdem nominis, flumine Rio das Velhas et rivulis affluentibus collectae, secundum characteres essentiales breviter descriptae. <em>Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger og dets Medlemmers Arbeider (Kjøbenhavn) 1874.</em> (no. 3): 127-143. [details]
original description (of Tetragonopterus orstedii Lütken, 1875) Lütken, C. F. (1875). Ichthyographiske bidrage. III. Nogle nye eller mindre fuldstaendigt kjendte, mellem- eller sydamerikanske Karpelax (Characiner). <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn, Aaret 1874.</em> (nos 12-16): 220-240 + 30-31. [Also part of a separate, pp. 31-51 (with dual pagination). French summary, pp. 30-31. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Astyanax heterurus Eigenmann & Wilson, 1914) Eigenmann, C. H.; Henn, A. W. ; Wilson, C. (1914). New fishes from western Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. (Contrib. Zool. Lab. Ind. Univ. No. 133.). <em>Indiana University Studies.</em> No. 19: 1-15. [details]
original description (of Astyanax grandis Meek & Hildebrand, 1912) Meek, S. E.; Hildebrand, S. F. (1912). Descriptions of new fishes from Panama. <em>Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series.</em> v. 10 (no. 6): 67-68. [details]
original description (of Astyanax regani Meek, 1909) Meek, S. E. (1909). New species of fishes from tropical America. <em>Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series.</em> v. 7 (no. 7): 207-211. [details]
original description (of Astyanax albeolus Eigenmann, 1908) Eigenmann, C. H. (1908). Preliminary descriptions of new genera and species of tetragonopterid characins. (Zoölogical Results of the Thayer Brazilian expedition.). <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> v. 52 (no. 6): 91-106. [Some new taxa authored by Durbin.]. [details]
original description (of Chalceus fasciatus Cuvier, 1819) Cuvier, G. (1819). Sur les poissons du sous-genre Hydrocyn [sic], sur deux nouvelles espèces de Chalceus, sur trois nouvelles espèces du Serrasalmes, et sur l'Argentina glossodonta de Forskahl, qui est l'Albula gonorhynchus de Bloch. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie.</em> 5: 351-379, Pls. 26-28. [details]
original description (of Tetragonopterus viejita Valenciennes, 1850) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes. A. (1850). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome vingt-deuxième. Suite du livre vingt-deuxième. Suite de la famille des Salmonoïdes. <em>Table générale de l'Histoire Naturelle des Poissons.</em> (pp. 1-91). v. 22: i-xx + 1 p. + 1-532 + 1-91, Pls. 634-650. [Valenciennes authored volume. Published as "1849". i-xvi + 1-395, index 1-81 (+ 1) in Strasbourg edition.]. [details]
original description (of Tetragonopterus humilis Günther, 1864) Günther, A. (1864). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Siluridae, Characinidae, Haplochitonidae, Sternoptychidae, Scopelidae, Stomiatidae in the collection of the British Museum. v. 5: i-xxii + 1-455. [details]
original description (of Tetragonopterus microphthalmus Günther, 1864) Günther, A. (1864). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Siluridae, Characinidae, Haplochitonidae, Sternoptychidae, Scopelidae, Stomiatidae in the collection of the British Museum. v. 5: i-xxii + 1-455. [details]
original description (of Tetragonopterus cobanensis Bocourt, 1868) Bocourt, F. (1868). Note sur les poissons du genre Tétragonoptère provenant du Mexique et du Guatemala. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie et Paléontologie) (Sér. 5).</em> v. 9: 62.
page(s): 62 [details]
original description (of Tetragonopterus oaxacanensis Bocourt, 1868) Bocourt, F. (1868). Note sur les poissons du genre Tétragonoptère provenant du Mexique et du Guatemala. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie et Paléontologie) (Sér. 5).</em> v. 9: 62.
page(s): 62 [details]
original description (of Tetragonopterus cuvieri Lütken, 1875) Lütken, C. F. (1875). Characinae novae Brasiliae centralis a clarissimo J. Reinhardt in provincia Minas-Geraes circa oppidulum Lagoa Santa in lacu ejusdem nominis, flumine Rio das Velhas et rivulis affluentibus collectae, secundum characteres essentiales breviter descriptae. <em>Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger og dets Medlemmers Arbeider (Kjøbenhavn) 1874.</em> (no. 3): 127-143. [details]
original description (of Tetragonopterus orstedii Lütken, 1875) Lütken, C. F. (1875). Ichthyographiske bidrage. III. Nogle nye eller mindre fuldstaendigt kjendte, mellem- eller sydamerikanske Karpelax (Characiner). <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn, Aaret 1874.</em> (nos 12-16): 220-240 + 30-31. [Also part of a separate, pp. 31-51 (with dual pagination). French summary, pp. 30-31. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
To Barcode of Life (154 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Psalidodon fasciatus)
To Fishbase (from synonym Tetragonopterus cobanensis Bocourt, 1868)
To Fishbase (from synonym Tetragonopterus oaxacanensis Bocourt, 1868)
To Fishbase (from synonym Tetragonopterus cuvieri Lütken, 1875)
To Fishbase (from synonym Tetragonopterus oerstedii Lütken, 1875)
To FishBase (from synonym Astyanax fasciatus orteguasae Fowler, 1943)
To FishBase (from synonym Astyanax hanstroemi Dahl, 1943)
To Fishbase (from synonym Astyanax hanstroemi Dahl, 1943)
To FishBase (from synonym Astyanax heterurus Eigenmann & Wilson, 1914)
To Fishbase (from synonym Astyanax heterurus Eigenmann & Wilson, 1914)
To FishBase (from synonym Astyanax grandis Meek & Hildebrand, 1912)
To FishBase (from synonym Astyanax regani Meek, 1909)
To FishBase (from synonym Astyanax albeolus Eigenmann, 1908)
To FishBase (from synonym Astyanax carolinae Gill, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Astyanax carolinae Gill, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Chalceus fasciatus Cuvier, 1819)
To Fishbase (from synonym Tetragonopterus viejita Valenciennes, 1850)
To Fishbase (from synonym Tetragonopterus humilis Günther, 1864)
To FishBase (from synonym Salmo lambari Natterer, 1859)
To Fishbase (from synonym Salmo lambari Natterer, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Astyanax fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819))
To Fishbase (from synonym Tetragonopterus microphthalmus Günther, 1864)
To Fishipedia (from synonym Astyanax fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819))
To GenBank (949 nucleotides; 512 proteins) (from synonym Astyanax fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819))
To GenBank (949 nucleotides; 512 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Tetragonopterus cobanensis Bocourt, 1868; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3129300) (from synonym Tetragonopterus cobanensis Bocourt, 1868)
To NHMUK collection (Tetragonopterus humilis Günther, 1864; SYNTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:2598026) (from synonym Tetragonopterus humilis Günther, 1864)
To NHMUK collection (Tetragonopterus macrophthalmus Regan, 1908; SYNTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:3127726) (from synonym Tetragonopterus macrophthalmus Regan, 1908)
To NHMUK collection (Tetragonopterus microphthalmus Günther, 1864; SYNTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:2596239) (from synonym Tetragonopterus microphthalmus Günther, 1864)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Astyanax fasciatus FIN035464 Slide 35 mm) (from synonym Astyanax fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Psalidodon fasciatus)
To Fishbase (from synonym Tetragonopterus cobanensis Bocourt, 1868)
To Fishbase (from synonym Tetragonopterus oaxacanensis Bocourt, 1868)
To Fishbase (from synonym Tetragonopterus cuvieri Lütken, 1875)
To Fishbase (from synonym Tetragonopterus oerstedii Lütken, 1875)
To FishBase (from synonym Astyanax fasciatus orteguasae Fowler, 1943)
To FishBase (from synonym Astyanax hanstroemi Dahl, 1943)
To Fishbase (from synonym Astyanax hanstroemi Dahl, 1943)
To FishBase (from synonym Astyanax heterurus Eigenmann & Wilson, 1914)
To Fishbase (from synonym Astyanax heterurus Eigenmann & Wilson, 1914)
To FishBase (from synonym Astyanax grandis Meek & Hildebrand, 1912)
To FishBase (from synonym Astyanax regani Meek, 1909)
To FishBase (from synonym Astyanax albeolus Eigenmann, 1908)
To FishBase (from synonym Astyanax carolinae Gill, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Astyanax carolinae Gill, 1870)
To Fishbase (from synonym Chalceus fasciatus Cuvier, 1819)
To Fishbase (from synonym Tetragonopterus viejita Valenciennes, 1850)
To Fishbase (from synonym Tetragonopterus humilis Günther, 1864)
To FishBase (from synonym Salmo lambari Natterer, 1859)
To Fishbase (from synonym Salmo lambari Natterer, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Astyanax fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819))
To Fishbase (from synonym Tetragonopterus microphthalmus Günther, 1864)
To Fishipedia (from synonym Astyanax fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819))
To GenBank (949 nucleotides; 512 proteins) (from synonym Astyanax fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819))
To GenBank (949 nucleotides; 512 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Tetragonopterus cobanensis Bocourt, 1868; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3129300) (from synonym Tetragonopterus cobanensis Bocourt, 1868)
To NHMUK collection (Tetragonopterus humilis Günther, 1864; SYNTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:2598026) (from synonym Tetragonopterus humilis Günther, 1864)
To NHMUK collection (Tetragonopterus macrophthalmus Regan, 1908; SYNTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:3127726) (from synonym Tetragonopterus macrophthalmus Regan, 1908)
To NHMUK collection (Tetragonopterus microphthalmus Günther, 1864; SYNTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:2596239) (from synonym Tetragonopterus microphthalmus Günther, 1864)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Astyanax fasciatus FIN035464 Slide 35 mm) (from synonym Astyanax fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819))
