Astyanax, Baird & Girard, 1854

Since, Stefan Koerber & All, Argentina., 2011, Freshwater fishes of Argentina: Etymologies of species names dedicated to persons., Ichthyological Contributions of PecesCriollos 18, pp. 1-18 : 2

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12165678
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scientific name	Astyanax
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Name from ancient Greek mythology. Son of Hector and Andromache. At the end of the Trojan War, still a child, he was thrown from the city walls of Troy by the victors.

Astyanax Baird & Girard, 1854

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Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Order	Characiformes
Family	Characidae

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