Andromakhe is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae of the order Characiformes.
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| Andromakhe saguazu | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | Stethaprioninae |
| Genus: | Andromakhe Terán, Benitez & Mirande, 2020 |
They are all endemic to freshwater habitats in Argentina and Uruguay,[1] where they are locally called Mojarra.
Taxonomy and systematics
editThis genus was erected in 2020.[2] The species were formerly allocated to Astyanax.
Species
editThere are five recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Andromakhe latens (Mirande, Aguilera & Azpelicueta, 2004)
- Andromakhe paris (Azpelicueta, Almirón & Casciotta, 2002)
- Andromakhe saguazu (Casciotta, Almirón & Azpelicueta, 2003)
- Andromakhe stenohalina (Messner, 1962)
- Andromakhe tupi (Azpelicueta, Mirande, Almirón & Casciotta, 2003)
References
edit- ^ "Andromakhe gen.nov. – 5 comb.nov. from Astyanax". pecescriollos.de. 2020.
- ^ Guillermo E. Terán; Mauricio F. Benitez; J. Marcos Mirande (2020). "Opening the Trojan horse: phylogeny of Astyanax, two new genera and resurrection of Psalidodon (Teleostei: Characidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 190 (4): 1217–1234. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa019.
- ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2021). "Andromakhe Terán, Benitez & Mirande, 2020". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
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