Andromakhe

For other uses, see Andromache (disambiguation).

Andromakhe
Andromakhe saguazu
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhamphidae
Subfamily: Acestrorhamphinae
Genus: Andromakhe
Terán, Benitez & Mirande, 2020[1]
Type species
Astyanax latens
Mirande, Aguilera & Azpelicueta, 2004[1]

Andromakhe is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes in the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. These fishes are endemic to freshwater habitats in Argentina and Uruguay,[2] where they are locally called Mojarra.

Taxonomy and systematics

Andromahke was first proposed as a genus in 2004 by Guillermo Enrique Terán, Mauricio F. Benítez and Juan Marcos Mirande with Astyanax latens designated as its type species.[1] The species classified within this genus were previously classified in the genus Astyanax.[3] This genus is classified in the subfamily Acestrorhamphinae in the American characin family Acestrorhamphidae.[1] This family belongs to the suborder Characoidei of the order Characiformes.[4]

Species

There are four recognized species in this genus:[3]

  • Andromakhe latens (Mirande, Aguilera & Azpelicueta, 2004)
  • Andromakhe paris (Azpelicueta, Almirón & Casciotta, 2002)
  • Andromakhe stenohalina (Messner, 1962)
  • Andromakhe tupi (Azpelicueta, Mirande, Almirón & Casciotta, 2003)

References

  1. ^ a b c d Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Acestrorhamphinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Andromakhe gen.nov. – 5 comb.nov. from Astyanax". pecescriollos.de. 2020.
  3. ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Andromakhe". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  4. ^ R. Fricke; W. N. Eschmeyer; R. Van der Laan (2025). "ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: CLASSIFICATION". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
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