Bario (fish)
| Bario | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Thayeriinae |
| Genus: | Bario Meyers, 1940 |
| Type species | |
| Tetragonopterus steindachneri Eigenmann, 1893 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Entomolepis Eigenmann, 1893 (Preoccupied) | |
Bario is an American genus of characins. The glass tetra and redeye tetra, which are commonly kept in aquaria, are members of this genus. Most of the species, except the formerly monotypic type species, were formerly classified in Moenkhausia.