Astyanax giton

The Astyanax giton lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

Astyanax intermedius and Astyanax giton are described for the first time. A. scabripinnis, A. intermedius, and A. giton showed 2n=50 chromosomes, differently to A. parahybae, that presented 2n=48 chromosomes. The four species revealed multiple rDNA sites, as detected by silver nitrate staining and FISH-18S. More

3:124 a fish which they call Astyanax giton, which looks similar. More

Common names

Pyrstötäpläkiiltotetra in Finnish (suomen kieli)

Order : Characiformes
Family : Characidae
Genus : Astyanax
Species : Astyanax giton
Authority : Eigenmann, 1908