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Catemaco characin

Astyanax caballeroi (Contreras-Balderas & Rivera-Teillery, 1985)

Status not recordedbony fish

The catemaco characin (Astyanax caballeroi) is a species in the family Acestrorhamphidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the catemaco characin

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 the catemaco characin live?

Not recorded

Is the catemaco characin 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 the catemaco characin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAcestrorhamphidae
  6. genusAstyanax
  7. SpeciesAstyanax caballeroi (Contreras-Balderas & Rivera-Teillery, 1985)

Synonyms Bramocharax caballeroi

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • charax catemackýCzech
  • pepesca de CatemacoSpanish
  • Lambari-cavalheiroPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the catemaco characin

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

CompareCatemaco characin vs Cave tetraCatemaco characin vs Cave tetraCatemaco characin vs Twospot astyanaxCatemaco characin vs Banded tetra

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the catemaco characin?

The catemaco characin (Astyanax caballeroi) belongs to the family Acestrorhamphidae in the order Characiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Catemaco characin (Astyanax caballeroi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/catemaco-characin

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BibTeX
@misc{catemaco_characin_2026,
  title = {Catemaco characin (Astyanax caballeroi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/catemaco-characin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}