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Orsted's astyanax

Astyanax orstedii (Lütken, 1875)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the orsted'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 orsted's astyanax live?

Not recorded

Is the orsted'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 orsted's astyanax classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAcestrorhamphidae
  6. genusAstyanax
  7. SpeciesAstyanax orstedii (Lütken, 1875)

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the orsted'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 orsted's astyanax?

The orsted's astyanax (Astyanax orstedii) 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). Orsted's astyanax (Astyanax orstedii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/orsteds-astyanax

MLA

“Orsted's astyanax (Astyanax orstedii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/orsteds-astyanax.

BibTeX
@misc{orsteds_astyanax_2026,
  title = {Orsted's astyanax (Astyanax orstedii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/orsteds-astyanax},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}