| Citation | Ruiz-C., R.I., C. Román-Valencia, D.C. Taphorn, P.A. Buckup and H. Ortega, 2018, Revision of the Astyanax orthodus species-group (Teleostei: Characidae) with descriptions of three new species.. European Journal of Taxonomy 402:1-45. |
| Ref. | 119406 Ruiz-C., R.I., C. Román-Valencia, D.C. Taphorn, P.A. Buckup and H. Ortega, 2018 |
| Page | 4,27;fig.9;tab.1 |
| Named Used as Valid | Astyanax yariguies |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Colombia, Santander, El Carmen, Magdalena River system (Atlantic coast), Cascajales River drainage, Sucio River, under bridge on the road from El Carmen to Vereda Island, UIST 1752. |
| Distribution | Colombia, Magdalena River Basin and the Cascajales River drainage. |
| Quote | This species is transferred from Astyanacinus to Astyanax because it shares the anteriorly directed V-shaped chevrons along myomere junctions with members of the orthodus species-group. The conspicuous polygon-shaped humeral spot is also similar, consisting of dark melanophores. |