Acestrorhynchus falcatus
Acestrorhynchus falcatus is a species of fish in the family Acestrorhynchidae.[2] It was described by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 1794, originally under the genus Salmo.[1] It inhabits the Orinoco and Amazon Rivers in the regions of Suriname, Guyana, and French Guiana. It reaches a maximum total length of 30 cm (12 in), and a maximum weight of 255 g (9.0 oz).[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Acestrorhynchus |
| Species: | A. falcatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acestrorhynchus falcatus (Bloch, 1794) | |
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Acestrorhynchus falcatus feeds on finfish.[3] It is of minor interest to commercial fisheries.[2]
References
- Synonyms of Acestrorhynchus falcatus at www.fishbase.org.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Acestrorhynchus falcatus" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
- Food items reported for Acestrorhynchus falcatus at www.fishbase.org.
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