Astyanax henseli

The Astyanax henseli lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

Melo FAG and Buckup PA (2006) Astyanax henseli, a new name for Tetragonopterus aeneus Hensel, 1870 from southern Brazil (Teleostei, Characiformes). Neotrop Ichthyol 4:45-52. Molina WF (2001) An alternative method for mitotic stimulation in fish cytogenetics. Chrom Sci 5:149-152. More

and has had to been renamed Astyanax henseli to avoid confusion with another fish already called Astyanax aeneus. Their paper in the latest issue of the journal Neotropical Ichthyology explains that the fish Hensel described as T. More

Astyanax henseli, a new name for Tetragonopterus aeneus Hensel, 1870 from southern Brazil (Teleostei: Characiformes) Filipe A. G. de Melo; Paulo A. More

Common names

banded astyanax in Unknown
Lambari-de-rabo-vermelho in Unknown

Order : Characiformes
Family : Characidae
Genus : Astyanax
Species : Astyanax henseli
Authority : de Melo & Buckup, 2006