Pristella maxillaris
| Pristella maxillaris | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Genus: | Pristella |
| Species: | P. maxillaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Pristella maxillaris (Ulrey, 1894) | |
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Pristella maxillaris is a species of characin in the genus Pristella, and is commonly known as the X-ray fish or X-ray tetra because of its translucent body.