Astyanax acatlanensis

Astyanax acatlanensis Schmitter-Soto, 2017

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras) > Acestrorhamphinae
Etymology: Astyanax: The name of Astyanax, Hector´s son in the Greek mythology (Ref. 45335); acatlanensis: Named for its type locality, Río Acatlán in Puebla Mexico. An adjective.
Eponymy: Astyanax was the son of Hector in Greek mythology. See Homer’s Iliad for details. The reasoning for its use for a genus of characins is not explained. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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Central America: Río Acatlán in Puebla and Río Jía in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 118583)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 21 - 24; Vertebrae: 32 - 33. Astyanax acatlanensis is distinguished from its congeners in inland central Mexico by the following characters: supracephalic profile, usually concave (vs. usually convex); modally 12 (modally 11-11.5) predorsal scales; modally 15.5 or fewer scales around caudal peduncle (vs. modally 16 or more); 10 or more procurrent unsegmented caudal fin rays on dorsum (9 or fewer in A. rioverde); head short, mean 23.8% SL (mean 24.6% or higher in A. mexicanus, A. rioverde and A. salvatoris); sides of anterior fontanel, straight (convex, in A. rioverde); ascending vs. descending arms of premaxilla, subequal (vs. dentigerous longer); infraorbital IV, square with projections (rectangular in A. rioverde); and opercle dorsal edge, convex (obtuse in A. rioverde and A. salvatoris) (Ref.118583).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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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: Version 2025-2)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 07 September 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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