Astyanax (fish)

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Astyanax
Baird & Girard, 1854
Species
(many)

Astyanax is a genus of freshwater fish in the characin family (family Characidae) of order Characiformes. The type species is A. mexicanus, the Mexican tetra, and the roughly 100 Astyanax species are among the fishes known as tetras.[1] [2]

The blind cave fish, a form of A. mexicanus, is a famous member of this genus.

A. jordani, a different but related blind fish, was formerly considered to form its own genus, Anoptichthys.

The generic name comes from Astyanax, a character in Greek mythology.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Astyanax". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. March 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
  2. ^ Astyanax (TSN 162849). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 17 December 2004.


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