Acestrorhynchus falcirostris

Acestrorhynchus falcirostris is a species of fish in the family Acestrorhynchidae.[2] It was described by Georges Cuvier in 1819, originally under the genus Hydrocyon.[1] It inhabits the Orinoco and Amazon Rivers in the area of Guyana, at a pH range of 5.2-7.2, and a dH range of 5-18. It reaches a maximum standard length of 45 cm (18 in).[2]

Acestrorhynchus falcirostris
Acestrorhynchus falcirostris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhynchidae
Genus: Acestrorhynchus
Species:
A. falcirostris
Binomial name
Acestrorhynchus falcirostris
(Cuvier, 1819)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hydrocyon falcirostris Cuvier, 1819
  • Xiphorhynchus falcirostris (Cuvier, 1819)
  • Xiphoramphus falcirostris (Cuvier, 1819)

The diet of A. falcirostris includes finfish, shrimp and insects.[3] It is harvested by commercial fisheries, and is also sold to public aquariums.[2]

References

  1. Synonyms of Acestrorhynchus falcirostris at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Acestrorhynchus " in FishBase. July 2019 version.
  3. Food items reported for Acestrorhynchus falcirostris at www.fishbase.org.


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