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Scientific Name Astyanax alleni  (Eigenmann & McAtee, 1907)
Common Name Hochrueckensalmler (Germany)
Type Locality Corumba, río Otuquis, Ascunción, Paraguay.
Etymology Astyanax: The name of Astyanax, Hector´s son in the Greek mythology 
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Size 90mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Paraguay River basin.
La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 4 (no. 2) (art. 7), pp 126, Pl. 40 (fig. 2).
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Last Update 2019 Oct 27 02:17 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 08:38)