| Accepted scientific name: |
| Astyanax mexicanus (De Filippi, 1853) (accepted name) |
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| Synonyms: |
| Astianax mexicanus (De Filippi, 1853) (synonym) |
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| Astyanax argentatus Baird & Girard, 1854 (synonym) |
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| Astyanax fasciatus mexicanus (De Filippi, 1853) (synonym) |
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| Tetragonopterus brevimanus Günther, 1864 (synonym) |
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| Tetragonopterus fulgens Bocourt, 1868 (synonym) |
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| Tetragonopterus mexicanus De Filippi, 1853 (synonym) |
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| Tetragonopterus nitidus Bocourt, 1868 (synonym) |
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| Tetragonopterus petenensis Günther, 1864 (synonym) |
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| Tetragonopterus streetsii Cope, 1872 (synonym) |
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| Common names: |
| Common name |
Transliteration |
Language |
Country |
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| Mexikansk tetra |
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Danish |
Denmark |
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| Blind cavefish |
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English |
Philippines |
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| Mexican tetra |
- |
English |
Mexico |
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| Mexican tetra |
- |
English |
USA |
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| Blinder Höhlensalmler |
- |
German |
Germany |
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| Silbersalmler |
- |
German |
Germany |
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| 墨西哥丽脂鲤 |
Mo xi ge li zhi li |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 墨西哥麗脂鯉 |
Mo si ge li jhih li |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| Meksikanskaya rechnaya tetra |
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Russian |
Russia |
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| астианакс мексиканский |
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Russian |
Russia |
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| Sardinita mexicana |
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Spanish |
Mexico |
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| Blindtetra |
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Swedish |
Sweden |
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| Grottetra |
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Swedish |
Sweden |
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| Classification: |
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Animalia |
CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e29fd38c-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20140401
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| Phylum |
Chordata |
CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2a0f2ea-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20140401
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| Class |
Actinopterygii |
FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2a17954-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20140401
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| Order |
Characiformes |
FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2caf022-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20140401
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| Family |
Characidae |
FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2cb0437-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20140401
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| Genus |
Astyanax |
FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2f4dd45-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20140401
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| Distribution: |
North America: originally restricted to the Nueces, lower Rio Grande and the lower Pecos River drainages in Texas, USA; now established elsewhere in Texas (primarily streams on Edwards Plateau) and New Mexico, USA (throughout Pecos River system); also in eastern and central Mexico. |
| Lifezones: |
Freshwater |
| Additional data: |
-
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| Source database: |
FishBase, Jul 2013
99%
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| Latest taxonomic scrutiny: |
- |
| Online resource: |
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=2740
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| CoL taxon LSID: |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:fd98d329-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20140401 |
