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Quiché tetra

Astyanax brevimanus (Günther, 1864)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the quiché 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 quiché tetra live?

Not recorded

Is the quiché 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 quiché tetra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAcestrorhamphidae
  6. genusAstyanax
  7. SpeciesAstyanax brevimanus (Günther, 1864)

Synonyms Tetragonopterus brevimanus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Sardinita del QuichéSpanish
  • Lambari-crípticoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the quiché 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 quiché tetra?

The quiché tetra (Astyanax brevimanus) 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). Quiché tetra (Astyanax brevimanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/quiche-tetra

MLA

“Quiché tetra (Astyanax brevimanus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/quiche-tetra.

BibTeX
@misc{quiche_tetra_2026,
  title = {Quiché tetra (Astyanax brevimanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/quiche-tetra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}