Banded tetra
📖 Overview
Inhabits all types of rivers and streams, from swift water to swamps and stagnant pools . Tolerates brackish water at sea level to small mountain brooks at 1000 m elevation . Forms schools over any type of substrate . Feeds on algae, seeds, leaves, aquatic and terrestrial insects and fish fry of any species . Spawns during most of the year at some sites or seasonally in other places .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Differs from A. nasutus and A. orthodus by its distinct humeral blotch and intermediate body depth. Sides and belly silvery over pearl white merging to a greenish brown back; in preserved specimens, a gray band runs from the humeral mark to the caudal peduncle which has a jet black rhomboidal mark extending to the tip of the middle caudal rays; transparent fins with minimal dark pigment; usually first rays of anal and sometimes dorsal and caudal fins with red or yellow pigment .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Banded tetra is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Banded tetra is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Banded tetra is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic. Tropical; 20°C - 37°C Central America: lower Rio Papaloapan and Colima, Mexico south to some places in Central America (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
algae, seeds, leaves, aquatic and terrestrial insects and fish fry of any species (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | banded tetra |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | pepesca · Sardina |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astyanax armandoi | Lozano-Vilano & Contreras-Balderas | 1990 | Synonym |
| Tetragonopterus aeneus | Günther | 1860 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 10 records indexed .
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