Freshwater
Blind cave fish
Astyanax jordani
Acestrorhamphidae, Acestrorhamphinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 10 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- At least 6 together
- Smallest aquarium
- 103 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Swims
- Missing
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Water values
Smallest tank
103 liters70 × 35 × 42 cm · For 6 fish
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Lives wild in Mexico.
More about the species
About the species
A blind cave fish that recently evolved from the surface form Astyanax mexicanus. A length estimate for this species is 10 cm (Glenn Owens, pers.comm. 2009).
Source: FishBase
Other names
Other scientific names
- Anoptichthys antrobius
- Anoptichthys hubbsi
- Anoptichthys jordani
- Astyanax fasciatus mexicanus
- Astyanax mexicanus jordani
In other languages
- Blind hulefisk
- Blind hulefisk
- Sokkotetra
- Cave Tetra, Sardina Ciega
Articles
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