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Lacandon tetra

Astyanax ocotal Valdez-Moreno, Rodiles-Hernández & Schmitter-Soto, 2017

Status not recordedbony fish

The lacandon tetra (Astyanax ocotal) is a species in the family Acestrorhamphidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the lacandon tetra

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 lacandon tetra live?

Not recorded

Is the lacandon tetra 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 lacandon tetra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAcestrorhamphidae
  6. genusAstyanax
  7. SpeciesAstyanax ocotal Valdez-Moreno, Rodiles-Hernández & Schmitter-Soto, 2017
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Pepesca lacandonaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lacandon tetra

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 the lacandon tetra?

The lacandon tetra (Astyanax ocotal) belongs to the family Acestrorhamphidae in the order Characiformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lacandon tetra (Astyanax ocotal). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lacandon-tetra

MLA

“Lacandon tetra (Astyanax ocotal).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lacandon-tetra.

BibTeX
@misc{lacandon_tetra_2026,
  title = {Lacandon tetra (Astyanax ocotal)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lacandon-tetra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}