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Astyanax laticeps

Status not recordedbony fish

Astyanax laticeps is a species in the family Acestrorhamphidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about Astyanax laticeps

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Astyanax laticeps live?

Not recorded

Is Astyanax laticeps endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Astyanax laticeps classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAcestrorhamphidae
  6. genusAstyanax
  7. SpeciesAstyanax laticeps (Cope, 1894)

Synonyms Astyanax scabripinnis laticeps, Tetragonopterus laticeps

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Astyanax laticeps

Other species in the same genus Astyanax.

Cave tetra

Astyanax mexicanus

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Cave tetra

Astyanax jordani

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Banded tetra

Astyanax aeneus

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Astyanax laticeps?

Astyanax laticeps (Astyanax laticeps) belongs to the family Acestrorhamphidae in the order Characiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Astyanax laticeps (Astyanax laticeps). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/astyanax-laticeps

MLA

“Astyanax laticeps (Astyanax laticeps).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/astyanax-laticeps.

BibTeX
@misc{astyanax_laticeps_2026,
  title = {Astyanax laticeps (Astyanax laticeps)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/astyanax-laticeps},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}