Astyanax tarpon

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Astyanax tarpon
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhamphidae
Genus: Astyanax
Species:
A. tarpon
Binomial name
Astyanax tarpon
(Eigenmann, 1912)
Synonyms

Genycharax tarponEigenmann, 1912

Astyanax tarpon is a species of characin endemic to Colombia, where it is found in the upper Rio Cauca. It is sometimes allocated to the monospecific genus Genycharax.

References

  1. Mesa-Salazar, L.; Mojica, J. (2016). "Genycharax tarpon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T49830198A61473823. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49830198A61473823.en . Retrieved 23 April 2025.