Andromakhe is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae of the order Characiformes.

Andromakhe
Andromakhe saguazu
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Stethaprioninae
Genus: Andromakhe
Terán, Benitez & Mirande, 2020

They are all endemic to freshwater habitats in Argentina and Uruguay,[1] where they are locally called Mojarra.

Preserved specimens of Andromakhe paris

Taxonomy and systematics

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This genus was erected in 2020.[2] The species were formerly allocated to Astyanax.

Species

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

References

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  1. ^ "Andromakhe gen.nov. – 5 comb.nov. from Astyanax". pecescriollos.de. 2020.
  2. ^ Guillermo E. Terán; Mauricio F. Benitez; J. Marcos Mirande (2020). "Opening the Trojan horse: phylogeny of Astyanax, two new genera and resurrection of Psalidodon (Teleostei: Characidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 190 (4): 1217–1234. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa019.
  3. ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2021). "Andromakhe Terán, Benitez & Mirande, 2020". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 December 2023.