Venezuelan Astyanax

Bryconamericus yokiae

Known only from its Salado River type locality

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Venezuelan Astyanax is a freshwater fish living in rivers and streams. One feature is particularly easy to remember: Known only from its Salado River type locality.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Stevardiidae
Genus: Bryconamericus
Maximum length: 6.8 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: South America: known only from the type locality, Río Salado, Venezuela.

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