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Astyanax mexicanus (DeFilippi, 1853)

Mexican tetra
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Mexican tetra
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
Importance: | Ref:
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Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Rio Grande (Ref. 78807). Also Ref. 276, 3814, 5723.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Schmitter-Soto, J.J., 2017
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names ຊື່ສາມັນ | ຄຳສັບຄ້າຍຄືກັນ | Catalog of Fishes(ຕະກຸນ, ຊະນິດ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stethaprioninae
Etymology: Astyanax: The name of Astyanax, Hector´s son in the Greek mythology (Ref. 45335);  mexicanus: Astanax (Greek)=son of Hector; mexicanus (Latin)=from Mexico (Ref. 79012).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range ນິເວດວິທະຍາ

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