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Characiformes (Characins) >
Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras) > Grundulinae
Etymology: Astyanacinus: Derived from the name of Astyanax, Hector´s son in the Greek mithology (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Spencer Le Marchant Moore (1850–1931) was an English botanist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Upper Paraguay River basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 81048)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ruiz-C., R.I., C. Román-Valencia, D.C. Taphorn, P.A. Buckup and H. Ortega, 2018. Revision of the Astyanax orthodus species-group (Teleostei: Characidae) with descriptions of three new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 402:1-45. (Ref. 119406)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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