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Parras characodon

species of fish

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionDec 29, 2025
Entity authorityQ308048 ↗
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The Parras characodon (Characodon garmani) is a species of goodeid fish once endemic to Coahuila, Mexico. Its natural habitats were destroyed between 1900 and 1953, and no records have been made in the last century; it is considered extinct, although the validity of this taxon and where the actual type locality is are subject to some doubt. The specific name honours the American herpetologist and ichthyologist Samuel Garman (1843–1927).

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The public source identifies “Parras characodon” as species of fish. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Parras, characodon and species.

Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1900, 1953, 1843, 1927—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Parras, characodon and species providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Parras characodon” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.