What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Two spot astyanax been recorded?

Astyanax bimaculatus occurrence evidence comes from 692 records in 12 countries and territories, from 1865 to 2026. Most records come from Venezuela.

CharaciformesCharacidaeAstyanax

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

692 records across 12 countries and territories, 1865–2026.

Astyanax bimaculatus · GBIF taxon key 5204296

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: January.

11 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18652026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Two spot astyanax has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Two spot astyanax. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Venezuela 224
Peru 205
Brazil 108
Bolivia 39
Guyana 35
Colombia 28
Suriname 28
Trinidad & Tobago 16
Ecuador 4
Paraguay 2
United States 2
French Guiana 1
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.