Astyanax rutilus
from Casciotta, Almirón & Bechara (2005)
considered a valid species from Argentina:
Astyanax rutilus (Jenyns, 1842) remarks: Casciotta, Almirón and Bechara (2005) treat Astyanax rutilus as a valid species, which was listed by López et al. (2003) and Buckup (2003) as a junior synonym of A. fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819).
type locality: Rio Paraná, South America
distribution in Argentina:
- Esteros del Iberá - basins of ríos Paraná, Uruguay, Paraguay, de la Plata - Argentina north of río Salado in Buenos Aires province which marks the most southern limit of its distribution
published in:
Casciotta, J.R., A.E Almirón & J. Bechara (2005): La Plata, Argentina; 244 pp.
other references:
Buckup, P.A. (2003): Genera Insertae Sedis in Characidae: Astyanax. in: Reis, R. E., S. O. Kullander and C. J. Ferraris, Jr. Check list of the freshwater fishes of South and Central America. Edipucrs, PortoAlegre, 729 pp. |
