Banded astyanax
📖 Overview
Inhabits streams and rivers without strong currents and lentic areas . Vivacious, eats small fish and will bite pieces of meat . Sometimes used as table fish; flesh of good flavor but with lots of fish bones.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 2. One maxillary tooth .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Banded astyanax is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous . Subtropical; 20°C - 25°C South America: most freshwater basins from Mexico to Argentina.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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