Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 22.

Common Names

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Tetra , English , Uruguay

Karhikiiltotetra , Finnish , Finland

Rauhflossensalmler , German , Germany

粗鰭麗脂鯉 , Mandarin Chinese , China

粗鳍丽脂鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Piaba , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Piaba dos pirangueiros , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Piaba sulana , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Mojarra , Spanish , Argentina

Mojarra , Spanish , Uruguay

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Characiformes

Family: Characidae

Genus: Astyanax

Species: Astyanax scabripinnis (Jenyns, 1842)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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South America: Brazil and Argentina.

Biology

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Occurs in lentic environment (Ref. 11229).

Habitat

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benthopelagic