Description

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Common Names

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Isokiiltotetra , Finnish , Finland

巨丽脂鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China

巨麗脂鯉 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Mojara , Spanish , Peru

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Characiformes

Family: Characidae

Genus: Astyanax

Species: Astyanax maximus (Steindachner, 1876)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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South America: Upper Amazon and Orinoco River basins.

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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benthopelagic