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Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras) > Acestrorhamphinae
Etymology: Astyanax: The name of Astyanax, Hector´s son in the Greek mythology (Ref. 45335); lorien: 'lorien', i.e., from Quenya language, meaning dream land, used as an allusion to the beautiful place on the Chapada Diamantina inhabited by the species (Ref. 129195).
Eponymy: Astyanax was the son of Hector in Greek mythology. See Homer’s Iliad for details. The reasoning for its use for a genus of characins is not explained. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 129195)
Found in pools and lotic stretches running over rocky beds, alternate shallow rapids and waterfalls (Ref. 129195).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Zanata, A.M., R. Burger and P. Camelier, 2018. Two new species of Astyanax Baird & Girard (Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper rio Paraguaçu basin, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa 4438 (no. 3): 471-490. (Ref. 129195)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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