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Astyanax

/ æˈٲɪəˌæ /

noun

  1. Greek myth the young son of Hector and Andromache, who was hurled from the walls of Troy by the Greeks
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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When floods carried some Mexican tetra river fish, Astyanax mexicanus, into about 30 different caves, other fish of the same species remained at the surface, providing a natural study in contrasting evolutionary paths.

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Astyanax mexicanus cave fish have adapted to an incredibly tough environment: chilly, pitch-dark caves that flood about once a year, providing brief feasts separated by long periods of starvation.

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As Hector went back to the battle he turned aside to see once more, perhaps for the last time, the wife he tenderly loved, Andromache, and his son Astyanax.

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Andromache held in her arms her son Astyanax, the little boy who had once shrunk back from his father’s high-crested helmet.

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The cave fish Astyanax mexicanus has, apparently, figured out another solution.

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