Acestrorhamphidae

Sardina Ciega

Astyanax jordani

Fish Reaching Ten Centimeters in Mexican Waters

• Tropical
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• North America
• Small
• Tropical fish

Astyanax jordani is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This fish is found in Mexico. It is known in the aquarium trade as the blind cave tetra, or by its local Spanish name sardina ciega.