bold characodon

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Koeck, M. |date=2019 |title=Characodon audax |volume=2019 |page=e.T4529A3000317 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T4529A3000317.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}

| taxon = Characodon audax

| authority = M. L. Smith & R. R. Miller, 1986

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The bold characodon (Characodon audax) is a species of fish in the family Goodeidae that is endemic to Mexico.{{Fishbase|Characodon|audax|month=April|year=2019}} Its habitat is springfed ponds and small creeks with still or slow flowing water. It can reach lengths of {{convert|48|mm|in}}.{{cite web | url = http://www.goodeidworkinggroup.com/characodon-audax | title = Characodon audax | access-date = 19 September 2019 | website = Goodeid Working Group}}

There has been controversy regarding the taxonomic classification of this and other Characodon species; see Rainbow goodeid.