Astyanax: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Characidae
- Genus
- Astyanax
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Astyanax
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Astyanax (fish)
Astyanax is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Acestrorhamphidae of the order Characiformes. Some of these fish, like many of their relatives, are kept as aquarium pets and known collectively as tetras. With around 150 described species and new ones being described yearly, this genus is among the largest of the entire order; Hyphessobrycon also has more than 145 species and which one is larger at any one time depends on whether more species have been recently described in one or the other. The blind and colorless cave tetra of Mexico is a famous member of the genus, but its taxonomic position is disputed: Some recognize it as part of the Mexican tetra (A. mexicanus) and this is supported by phylogenetic evidence, but others recognize the cave form as a separate species, A. jordani.
The type species is A. argentatus, now regarded as a form of the Mexican tetra (A. mexicanus). The generic name comes from Astyanax, a character in Greek mythology, who was the son of Hector of Troy; in homage to this, several specific epithets also refer to the Iliad.
...Astyanax in languages:
- Russian
- Астианаксы
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Andromakhe
- Aphyodite
- Astyanax
- Bario
- Brachychalcinus
- Brittanichthys
- Bryconella
- Carlana
- Coptobrycon
- Ctenobrycon
- Deuterodon
- Dinotopterygium
- Ectrepopterus
- Erythrocharax
- Grundulus
- Gymnocharacinus
- Gymnocorymbus
- Hasemania
- Hemigrammus
- Hollandichthys
- Hyphessobrycon
- Inpaichthys
- Jupiaba
- Makunaima
- Moenkhausia
- Nematobrycon
- Nematocharax
- Oligosarcus
- Orthospinus
- Paracheirodon
- Parapristella
- Parastremma
- Parecbasis
- Petitella
- Phycocharax
- Poptella
- Pristella
- Psalidodon
- Pseudochalceus
- Rachoviscus
- Rhoadsia
- Stethaprion
- Stichonodon
- Stygichthys
- Thayeria
- Tyttobrycon
Child Taxa
- Astyanax abramis
- Astyanax acatlanensis
- Astyanax aeneus
- Astyanax alleni
- Astyanax altior
- Astyanax anai
- Astyanax angustifrons
- Astyanax aramburui
- Astyanax argentatus
- Astyanax argyrimarginatus
- Astyanax atratoensis
- Astyanax bacalarensis
- Astyanax bagual
- Astyanax bahiensis
- Astyanax baileyi
- Astyanax belizianus
- Astyanax bimaculatus
- Astyanax biotae
- Astyanax boliviensis
- Astyanax bourgeti
- Astyanax brachypterygium
- Astyanax bransfordii
- Astyanax brevimanus
- Astyanax brevirhinus
- Astyanax brevoortii
- Astyanax brucutu
- Astyanax caballeroi
- Astyanax caucanus
- Astyanax chaparae
- Astyanax clavitaeniatus
- Astyanax cocibolca
- Astyanax cordovae
- Astyanax courensis
- Astyanax cremnobates
- Astyanax cubilhuitz
- Astyanax depressirostris
- Astyanax dissimilis
- Astyanax dolinae
- Astyanax dorioni
- Astyanax douradilho
- Astyanax elachylepis
- Astyanax embera
- Astyanax epiagos
- Astyanax eremus
- Astyanax fasslii
- Astyanax filiferus
- Astyanax finitimus
- Astyanax gandhiae
- Astyanax gisleni
- Astyanax goyacensis
- Astyanax goyanensis
- Astyanax gracilior
- Astyanax guaricana
- Astyanax henseli
- Astyanax incaicus
- Astyanax integer
- Astyanax jacobinae
- Astyanax jenynsii
- Astyanax joaovitori
- Astyanax jordanensis
- Astyanax jordani
- Astyanax kennedyi
- Astyanax keronolepis
- Astyanax kompi
- Astyanax kullanderi
- Astyanax lacustris
- Astyanax laticeps
- Astyanax leopoldi
- Astyanax lineatus
- Astyanax longior
- Astyanax lorien
- Astyanax macal
- Astyanax maculisquamis
- Astyanax magdalenae
- Astyanax maximus
- Astyanax megaspilura
- Astyanax metae
- Astyanax mexicanus
- Astyanax microlepis
- Astyanax microschemos
- Astyanax minor
- Astyanax moorii
- Astyanax multidens
- Astyanax myersi
- Astyanax nasutus
- Astyanax nicaraguensis
- Astyanax nobre
- Astyanax novae
- Astyanax obscurus
- Astyanax ocotal
- Astyanax orstedii
- Astyanax orthodus
- Astyanax panamensis
- Astyanax paranahybae
- Astyanax pardensis
- Astyanax petenensis
- Astyanax pirabitira
- Astyanax pirapuan
- Astyanax poetzschkei
- Astyanax procerus
- Astyanax rioverde
- Astyanax rupestris
- Astyanax rupununi
- Astyanax saltor
- Astyanax salvatoris
- Astyanax scabripinnis
- Astyanax scintillans
- Astyanax serratus
- Astyanax siapae
- Astyanax sincora
- Astyanax stilbe
- Astyanax superbus
- Astyanax symmetricus
- Astyanax tamiahua
- Astyanax taurorum
- Astyanax tehuacanensis
- Astyanax totae
- Astyanax trierythropterus
- Astyanax turmalinensis
- Astyanax unitaeniatus
- Astyanax utiariti
- Astyanax validus
- Astyanax varii
- Astyanax varzeae
- Astyanax venezuelae
- Astyanax vermilion
- Astyanax villwocki
- Astyanax viridis
- Astyanax yariguies






























































































































































