Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 30 - 34.

Common Names

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Tetra , English , Uruguay

Lahnakiiltotetra , Finnish , Finland

小头丽脂鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China

小頭麗脂鯉 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Acará-pixuma , Portuguese , Argentina

Acará-pixuma , Portuguese , Brazil

Lambari , Portuguese , Argentina

Acará pixuna , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Lambari , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Mojara , Spanish , Peru

Mojarra , Spanish , Argentina

Mojarra matrera , Spanish , Argentina

Mojarra pacusa , Spanish , Argentina

Mojarra pacusa , Spanish , Uruguay

Mojarrita , Spanish , Argentina

Sardinita , Spanish , Ecuador

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Characiformes

Family: Characidae

Genus: Astyanax

Species: Astyanax abramis (Jenyns, 1842)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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South America: La Plata basin and upper Amazon and Meta River basins.

Biology

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Occurs in lentic environment (Ref. 11229).

Habitat

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benthopelagic