Acestrorhamphidae

Astyanax baileyi

Astyanax baileyi

Silver schools darting through Usumacinta currents

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Central America and the Caribbean
• Small
• Tropical fish

Astyanax baileyi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This fish is found in northern Guatemala. Based on several visual aspects, it was once considered a member of the genus Bramocharax, which is now obsolete, and has since been synonymized with Astyanax.