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Nova's astyanax

Astyanax novae Eigenmann, 1911

Status not recordedbony fish

The nova's astyanax (Astyanax novae) is a species in the family Acestrorhamphidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the nova's astyanax

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 nova's astyanax live?

Not recorded

Is the nova's astyanax 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 nova's astyanax classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAcestrorhamphidae
  6. genusAstyanax
  7. SpeciesAstyanax novae Eigenmann, 1911

Synonyms Astyanax bimaculatus novae, Astyanax bimaculatus var. novae

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • LambariPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the nova's astyanax

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 nova's astyanax?

The nova's astyanax (Astyanax novae) 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). Nova's astyanax (Astyanax novae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/novas-astyanax

MLA

“Nova's astyanax (Astyanax novae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/novas-astyanax.

BibTeX
@misc{novas_astyanax_2026,
  title = {Nova's astyanax (Astyanax novae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/novas-astyanax},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}