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Typical Astyanax
Astyanax
In Greek mythology, Astyanax (; Ancient Greek: Ἀστυάναξ Astyánax, "king of the city" coming from the ancient greek words "ἄστυ" meaning city and "ἄναξ" meaning wanax or king) was the son of Hector, the crown prince of Troy, and of his wife, Princess Andromache of Cilician Thebe. His birth name was Scamandrius (in Greek: Σκαμάνδριος Skamandrios, after the river Scamander), but the people of Troy nicknamed him Astyanax (i.e. high king, or overlord of the city), because he was the son of the city's great defender (Iliad VI, 403) and the heir apparent's firstborn son.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 119 known species
Texan Tetra
speciesAstyanax argentatus
Twospot Astyanax
speciesAstyanax bimaculatus
Brazilian Astyanax
speciesAstyanax lacustris
Bacalar Tetra
speciesAstyanax bacalarensis
Orsted's Astyanax
speciesAstyanax orstedii
Mexican Tetra
speciesAstyanax mexicanus
Banded Tetra
speciesAstyanax aeneus
Panamanian Tetra
speciesAstyanax panamensis
Latin Astyanax
speciesAstyanax abramis
Yucatán Tetra
speciesAstyanax altior
Elongate Astyanax
speciesAstyanax bransfordii
Belize Astyanax
speciesAstyanax belizianus
Greenish Astyanax
speciesAstyanax nicaraguensis
Lampeye Astyanax
speciesAstyanax finitimus
Astyanax lineatus
speciesAstyanax lineatus
Rio Verde Astyanax
speciesAstyanax rioverde
Macal Tetra
speciesAstyanax macal
Noble Tetra
speciesAstyanax nobre
Astyanax jordani
speciesAstyanax jordani
Redtail Astyanax
speciesAstyanax siapae
Catemaco Characin
speciesAstyanax caballeroi
Astyanax validus
speciesAstyanax validus
Nova's Astyanax
speciesAstyanax novae
Equatorial Astyanax
speciesAstyanax integer
Astyanax cocibolca
speciesAstyanax cocibolca
Colcibolca tetra
speciesAstyanax nasutus
Astyanax cuyuni
speciesAstyanax cuyuni
Lime Astyanax
speciesAstyanax keronolepis
Astyanax rupestris
speciesAstyanax rupestris
Astyanax goyacensis
speciesAstyanax goyacensis
Astyanax tehuacanensis
speciesAstyanax tehuacanensis
Astyanax villwocki
speciesAstyanax villwocki
Sixaola River Astyanax
speciesAstyanax anai
Astyanax orthodus
speciesAstyanax orthodus
Astyanax petenensis
speciesAstyanax petenensis
Astyanax tarpon
speciesAstyanax tarpon
Creole Astyanax
speciesAstyanax angustifrons
Astyanax cubilhuitz
speciesAstyanax cubilhuitz
Astyanax venezuelae
speciesAstyanax venezuelae
Astyanax depressirostris
speciesAstyanax depressirostris
Astyanax fasslii
speciesAstyanax fasslii
Astyanax poetzschkei
speciesAstyanax poetzschkei
Astyanax rupununi
speciesAstyanax rupununi
Astyanax bagual
speciesAstyanax bagual
Astyanax joaovitori
speciesAstyanax joaovitori
Astyanax bahiensis
speciesAstyanax bahiensis
Astyanax incaicus
speciesAstyanax incaicus
Astyanax gandhiae
speciesAstyanax gandhiae
Astyanax boliviensis
speciesAstyanax boliviensis
Astyanax embera
speciesAstyanax embera
Astyanax taurorum
speciesAstyanax taurorum
Astyanax dolinae
speciesAstyanax dolinae
Astyanax pirauba
speciesAstyanax pirauba
Astyanax brevoortii
speciesAstyanax brevoortii
Astyanax garuttii
speciesAstyanax garuttii
Astyanax caroni
speciesAstyanax caroni
Astyanax leoni
speciesAstyanax leoni
Astyanax pardensis
speciesAstyanax pardensis
Astyanax viridis
speciesAstyanax viridis
Astyanax cordovae
speciesAstyanax cordovae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86705.