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Rupununi astyanax

Astyanax rupununi Fowler, 1914

Status not recordedbony fish

The rupununi astyanax (Astyanax rupununi) is a species in the family Acestrorhamphidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the rupununi 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 rupununi astyanax live?

Not recorded

Is the rupununi 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 rupununi astyanax classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAcestrorhamphidae
  6. genusAstyanax
  7. SpeciesAstyanax rupununi Fowler, 1914

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rupununi 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 rupununi astyanax?

The rupununi astyanax (Astyanax rupununi) 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). Rupununi astyanax (Astyanax rupununi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rupununi-astyanax

MLA

“Rupununi astyanax (Astyanax rupununi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rupununi-astyanax.

BibTeX
@misc{rupununi_astyanax_2026,
  title = {Rupununi astyanax (Astyanax rupununi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rupununi-astyanax},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}