The Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus), also known as the blind cave fish, blind cave characin or the blind cave tetra, is a freshwater fish in the Characidae...

argentatus, now regarded as a form of the Mexican tetra (A. mexicanus). The generic name comes from Astyanax, a character in Greek mythology, who was the son of...

cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus. Mol. Biol. Evol. 19, 446–455. Strecker, U., Faúndez, V. H. & Wilkens, H. (2004). Phylogeography of surface and cave Astyanax (Teleostei)...

Cave tetra may refer to different species of fish: Astyanax jordani Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus') This disambiguation page lists articles associated...

Tetragonopterus mexicanus (which is now Astyanax mexicanus). By 1921, ichthyologist Carl H. Eigenmann had undone this, then synonymized two genera under Astyanax -...

name mistakenly applied to specimens of either Astyanax mexicanus (sometimes called Tetragonopterus mexicanus in the relevant publications) or Psalidodon...

armor-like scales of type specimen Astyanax argentatus (which is largely considered a synonym of Astyanax mexicanus by modern taxonomists). The specific...

(2013). Differences in chemosensory response between eyed and eyeless Astyanax mexicanus of the Rio Subterráneo cave. EvoDevo 25. Kasumyan, A.O. & E.A. Marusov...

shield-like scales of type species A. argentatus, which is now known as A. mexicanus. Astyanax aeneus is a widespread species. In Central America, countries include...

to allow fish to forage in dark caves. In Mexican blind cave fish, Astyanax mexicanus, neuromasts in and around the orbit of the eye are bigger and around...

laevis African clawed frog Amphibian 352 XP_018108534.1 434 60 76 Astyanax mexicanus Mexican tetra/blind cave fish Bony fish 432 XP_007244936.2 394 51...

bronze catfish (Corydoras aeneus). Similarly, Mexican blind cave fish (Astyanax mexicanus) do not differ in hearing sensitivity from the normally pigmented...

Genetic Forms with Similar Eyeless Phenotypes in the Blind Cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 19 (4): 446–55. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals...

Astyanax angustifrons, sometimes referred to as the Campeche tetra, is a small freshwater fish from the rivers of Central and South America. It has a healthy...

loretoensis Mayan tetra, Hyphessobrycon compressus Mexican tetra, Astyanax mexicanus mimic scale-eating tetra, Deuterodon heterostomus mourning tetra,...

to no melanin giving rise to blue eyes). This gene is mutated in Astyanax mexicanus, a Mexican fish which is characterized by a chronic Albinism in cave's...

species are endangered. Among the fish species present in the park are Astyanax mexicanus, Campostoma anomalum, Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum, Cyprinella lutrensis...

Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Astyanax acatlanensis" in FishBase. February 2023 version. "Astyanax mexicanus - Plazi TreatmentBank". treatment.plazi...

development, and function of a cement gland-like structure in the fish Astyanax mexicanus". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107 (40): 17256–17261...

a common name for several cave dwelling fishes and may refer to: Astyanax mexicanus, native to Texas and Mexico Stygichthys typhlops, native to Brazil...

Astyanax_mexicanus/latest_assembly_versions/GCF_000372685.2_Astyanax_mexicanus-2.0". ftp.ncbi.nih.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-01. "Astyanax mexicanus (ID...

extreme short-lifespan in research on aging, disease and evolution. Astyanax mexicanus (Mexican tetra or blind cave fish), studied for their rapid convergent...

tanks, although their temperament is similar. Cave tetra, blind tetra Astyanax mexicanus 12 cm (4.7 in) The cave tetra is the blind cave form of the Mexican...

(Lepisosteus osseus) Lowland topminnow (Fundulus blairae) Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus) Mimic shiner (Notropis volucellus) Mississippi silvery minnow (Hybognathus...

Borowsky, R (2007). "Regressive evolution in the Mexican cave tetra, Astyanax mexicanus". Current Biology. 17 (5): 452–454. Bibcode:2007CBio...17..452P. doi:10...

evolution of depigmentation in independent populations of the cavefish Astyanax mexicanus". PLOS Genetics. 5 (1): e1000326. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1000326...

PMID 20557623. De Fraipont, M.; Thines, G. (1986). "Responses of the cavefish Astyanax mexicanus (Anoptichthys antrobius) to the odor of known and unknown conspecifics"...

juveniles of Astyanax mexicanus, though this is resolved with age. Several similarities between the two species also appear in skull osteology. Astyanax caballeroi...

the Rio Guayalejo drainage). Some populations of the Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus [= A. jordani]) also inhabit caves and are blind, although other populations...

mexicanus). Common names most frequently used include "yellow-tail tetra" and "yellow-tail lambari", in reference to the bright yellow fins. Astyanax...