Andromakhe

For other uses, see Andromache (disambiguation).

Andromakhe
Andromakhe saguazu
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Acestrorhamphidae
Subfamily:	Acestrorhamphinae
Genus:	Andromakhe Terán, Benitez & Mirande, 2020 [1]
Type species
Astyanax latens Mirande, Aguilera & Azpelicueta, 2004 [1]

Andromakhe is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes in the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. These fishes are endemic to freshwater habitats in Argentina and Uruguay, ^[2] where they are locally called Mojarra.

Preserved specimens of Andromakhe paris

Taxonomy and systematics

Andromahke was first proposed as a genus in 2004 by Guillermo Enrique Terán, Mauricio F. Benítez and Juan Marcos Mirande with Astyanax latens designated as its type species. ^[1] The species classified within this genus were previously classified in the genus Astyanax . ^[3] This genus is classified in the subfamily Acestrorhamphinae in the American characin family Acestrorhamphidae. ^[1] This family belongs to the suborder Characoidei of the order Characiformes. ^[4]

Species

There are five recognized species in this genus: ^[3]

• Andromakhe latens (Mirande, Aguilera & Azpelicueta, 2004)
• Andromakhe paris (Azpelicueta, Almirón & Casciotta, 2002)
• Andromakhe saguazu (Casciotta, Almirón & Azpelicueta, 2003)
• Andromakhe stenohalina (Messner, 1962)
• Andromakhe tupi (Azpelicueta, Mirande, Almirón & Casciotta, 2003)

References

1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Acestrorhamphinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 4 November 2025.
2. "Andromakhe gen.nov. – 5 comb.nov. from Astyanax". pecescriollos.de. 2020.
3. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Andromakhe". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 4 November 2025.
4. R. Fricke; W. N. Eschmeyer; R. Van der Laan (2025). "ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: CLASSIFICATION". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 November 2025.