Astyanax ajuricaba

The Astyanax ajuricaba lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

Astyanax ajuricaba aus dem zentralen Amazonasgebiet erreicht bis etwa 11 cm Gesamtlänge. Er unterscheidet sich von seinen Verwandten durch einen schmalen Längsstreifen und einen Brustflossenpunkt sowie einen Augenfleck auf der Basis des oberen Schwanzflossenlappens. More

Astyanax ajuricaba was collected from blackwater habitats, with the type locality being such a stream with a predominantly sandy bottom. The specific epithet honors Ajuricaba, paramount chief of the Manau Indians, which formerly inhabited in the middle rio Negro area. More

Astyanax ajuricaba: a new species from the Amazon basin in Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae) Marinho, Manoela M. F.; Lima, Fl More

Astyanax ajuricaba: a new species from the Amazon basin in Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae) Manoela M. F. Marinho & Flávio C. T. Lima Astyanax vermilion and Astyanax burgerai: new characid fishes (Ostariophysi: Characiformes) from Northeastern Bahia, Brazil Angela M. More

Order : Characiformes
Family : Characidae
Genus : Astyanax
Species : Astyanax ajuricaba
Authority : Marinho & Lima, 2009