Acestrorhamphidae

Twospot astyanax

Astyanax bimaculatus

Seventeen Point Five Centimeters Acestrorhamphid Fish from the Amazon Basin

• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Central America and the Caribbean
• South America
• Deep-bodied
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Astyanax bimaculatus, the twospot astyanax ( also called the two-spot tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This fish is found in South America. It is a middlingly common tetra in the aquarium industry, with hobbyist reports of its sale and presence, and it is also a well-studied member of the genus Astyanax in wild settings.