Astyanax maximus

The Astyanax maximus lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

Astyanax maximus Steindachner, 1877, described from Tullumayo and Monterico in Peru, possess color pattern and maximum length very similar to A. elachylepis. However, the examination of four syntypes of A. More

Common names

Isokiiltotetra in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Mojara in Spanish (español)
巨丽脂鲤 in Mandarin Chinese
巨麗脂鯉 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Characiformes
Family : Characidae
Genus : Astyanax
Species : Astyanax maximus
Authority : Steindachner, 1877