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Astyanax abramis is a small freshwater fish from the inland rivers of South America.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 30 relations: Amazon basin, Amazon River, Argentina, Astyanax, Astyanax bimaculatus, Basionym, Bolivia, Brazil, Charles Darwin, Common bream, Fish measurement, Hector, Humeral spot, IUCN Red List, Jupiaba, Leonard Jenyns, Meta River, Paraguay, Paraná River, Procamallanus, Río de la Plata, Río de la Plata Basin, Salado River (Argentina), Sensu, South America, Species complex, Subgenus, Sympatry, Troy, Uruguay.

  2. Astyanax (fish)
  3. Taxa named by Leonard Jenyns

Amazon basin

The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries.

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Amazon River

The Amazon River (Río Amazonas, Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the longest or second-longest river system in the world, a title which is disputed with the Nile. The headwaters of the Apurímac River on Nevado Mismi had been considered for nearly a century the Amazon basin's most distant source until a 2014 study found it to be the headwaters of the Mantaro River on the Cordillera Rumi Cruz in Peru.

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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.

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Astyanax

In Greek mythology, Astyanax (Ἀστυάναξ Astyánax, "lord of the city") was the son of Hector, the crown prince of Troy, and his wife, Princess Andromache of Cilician Thebe.

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Astyanax bimaculatus

The twospot astyanax (Astyanax bimaculatus), also called the two-spot tetra, is a small species of freshwater fish native to South America. Astyanax abramis and astyanax bimaculatus are astyanax (fish) and freshwater fish of Argentina.

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Basionym

In the scientific name of organisms, basionym or basyonym means the original name on which a new name is based; the author citation of the new name should include the authors of the basionym in parentheses.

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Bolivia

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in western-central South America.

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Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.

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Charles Darwin

Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology.

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Common bream

The common bream (Abramis brama), also known as the freshwater bream, bream, bronze bream, carp bream or sweaty bream, is a European species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae.

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Fish measurement

Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies, for data used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fishery biology.

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Hector

In Greek mythology, Hector (label) is a Trojan prince, a hero and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War.

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Humeral spot

Humeral spot (from Latin humerus, pertaining to the shoulder) is a mark or pattern found on several species of fish, typically above the pectoral fin.

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IUCN Red List

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is an inventory of the global conservation status and extinction risk of biological species.

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Jupiaba

Jupiaba is a genus of characins from South America.

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Leonard Jenyns

Leonard Jenyns (25 May 1800 – 1 September 1893) was an English clergyman, author and naturalist.

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The Meta River is a major left tributary of the Orinoco River in eastern Colombia and southern Venezuela, South America.

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Paraguay

Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay (República del Paraguay; Paraguái Tavakuairetã), is a landlocked country in South America.

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Paraná River

The Paraná River (Rio Paraná; Río Paraná; Ysyry Parana) is a river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina for some."Parana River". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012.

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Procamallanus

Procamallanus is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Camallanidae.

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Río de la Plata

The Río de la Plata, also called the River Plate or La Plata River in English, is the estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River at Punta Gorda.

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Río de la Plata Basin

The Río de la Plata basin (Cuenca del Plata, Bacia do Prata), more often called the River Plate basin in scholarly writings, sometimes called the Platine basin or Platine region, is the hydrographical area in South America that drains to the Río de la Plata.

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Salado River (Argentina)

The Salado River (Río Salado, "Salty River") is a river that crosses several provinces of Argentina, flowing from its source in the Salta Province to end in the Paraná River, in the Santa Fe Province.

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Sensu

Sensu is a Latin word meaning "in the sense of".

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South America

South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Species complex

In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear.

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Subgenus

In biology, a subgenus (plural: subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.

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Sympatry

In biology, two related species or populations are considered sympatric when they exist in the same geographic area and thus frequently encounter one another.

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Troy

Troy (translit; Trōia; 𒆳𒌷𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭|translit.

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Uruguay

Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America.

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See also

Astyanax (fish)

Taxa named by Leonard Jenyns

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astyanax_abramis