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Etymology: Astyanax: The name of Astyanax, Hector´s son in the Greek mythology (Ref. 45335); tehuacanensis: Named for its type locality, Río Salado south of Tehuacán in central Mexico. An adjective..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical
Distribución
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Central Ameica: endemic to the Río Salado (Gulf of Mexico versant), south of Tehuacán in central Mexico.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 118583)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 9; Radios blandos anales: 18 - 23; Vértebra: 32 - 33. Astyanax tehuacanensis is distinguished from other congenes in central Mexico by the following characters: rays on anal fin, mean fewer than 24 (vs. mean 24 or more in A. aeneus); total gill rakers, mean fewer than 20 (vs. mean 22 or more in A. finitimus); head shorter, mean 21.9% SL (vs. mean 23.8% or more); snout shorter, mean 3.3% SL (vs mean 4.2% or more); interorbital, mean 8% SL (mean 9-10% SL in A. acatlanensis and A. mexicanus); pectoral fin shorter, mean 19.3% SL (vs. mean ca. 21% in A. acatlanensis and A. mexicanus); anterior fontanel longer (vs. shorter); infraorbital II, triangular with an angled base (vs. base convex in A. acatlanensis, A. aeneus and A. mexicanus); epibranchial III, distal segment straight (vs. curved in A. finitimus and A. mexicanus); first dorsal pterygiophore, dorsal edge angled (vs. curved in A. mexicanus) (Ref. 118583).
Life cycle and mating behavior
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Schmitter-Soto, J.J., 2017. A revision of Astyanax (Characiformes: Characidae) in Central and North America, with the description of nine new species. J. Nat. Hist. 51(23/24):1-94. (Ref. 118583)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00526 - 0.02507), b=3.08 (2.91 - 3.25), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).