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Freshwater fish of Mexico — species native to rivers, lakes, streams, and ephemeral waters within Mexican North America; Pages in category "Freshwater fish of ...
Astyanax jordani is a freshwater fish of the characin family (family Characidae) of order Characiformes, native to Mexico. [3] [4] It is sometimes called the cave tetra, or by its local Spanish name sardina ciega. A blind cave fish, A. jordani is very closely related to the Mexican tetra (A. mexicanus) and their taxonomy is disputed.
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Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups.Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings.
According to Miller and Conner (1997) there are 14 species of fish in Lake Catemaco. Two species, Micropterus salmoides Lacepède and Oreochromis aureus Steindachner have been introduced into the lake, and another two species, Vieja fenestrata Günther and Ophisternon aenigmaticum Rosen & Greenwood, are widespread throughout eastern Mexico and Central America.
Psalidodon fasciatus, commonly known as the banded astyanax, is a species of fish widespread in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina. [3] It grows up to 17.1 cm (6.7 in) in length. [ 4 ] Formerly thought to be closely related to the Mexican tetra , it is now in the same genus as the Buenos Aires tetra .
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It is endemic to stagnant and slow-flowing waters in the Lerma–Chapala, Presa de San Juanico and Balsas basins in west-central and southwestern Mexico. Despite its relatively wide range, it is generally uncommon. [3] This is possibly the most predatory goodeid, it feeding on other fish, crayfish, insects and other invertebrates. [3]