Astyanacinus
| Astyanacinus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Grundulinae |
| Genus: | Astyanacinus C. H. Eigenmann, 1907[3] |
| Species: | A. moorii
|
| Binomial name | |
| Astyanacinus moorii | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| |
Astyanacinus is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins.[3] The only species in the genus is Astyanacinus moorii which is found in the Upper Paraguay River basin in Bolivia and Brazil.[2] The specific name honours the English botanist Spencer Moore who collected the holotype.[4]
References
- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Astyanax moorii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T134690464A134690502. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T134690464A134690502.pt. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ a b c Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Astyanacinus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Grundulinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (3 October 2025). "Family ACESTRORHAMPHIDAE Eigenmann 1907 (American Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Retrieved 3 November 2025.