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Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stethaprioninae
Etymology: Astyanax: The name of Astyanax, Hector´s son in the Greek mythology (Ref. 45335); jordanensis: Named after the drainage from where the species is described, the rio Jordão, a tributary to the rio Iguaçu basin..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Rio Jacu and rio das Torres in the lower portions of the rio Jordão drainage, lower rio Iguaçu basin, Paraná, Brazil
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 81203)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10-11;
Vertebrae: 34 - 37. Distinguished from other congeners by the combination of the following characters: anal fin with 13-17 branched rays; lateral line scales 35-38; one humeral spot; dentary teeth abruptly
decreasing in size after the fifth tooth; orbital diameter 22.6-29.1% of HL; interorbital width 30.6-35.7% of HL; snout length 25.3-29.7% of HL; predorsal scales 12-15; dorsal procurrent rays 10-12; maxillary teeth 1 or 2; and a conspicuous midlateral band from humeral region to caudal peduncle (Ref. 81203).
Feeds on insects and plants (Ref. 81203).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Vera Alcaraz, H.S., C.S. Pavanelli and V.A. Bertaco, 2009. Astyanax jordanensis (Ostariophysi: Characidae) a new species from the rio Iguaçu basin, Paraná, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 7(2):185-190. (Ref. 81203)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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