Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro

Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro, known commonly as the pike characin,[1] is a species of fish in the family Acestrorhynchidae.[2] It was described by Naércio Aquino de Menezes in 1992. It inhabits the La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Mamoré Rivers. It reaches a maximum total length of 35.2 cm (13.9 in), and a maximum weight of 396 g (14.0 oz).[2]

Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhynchidae
Genus: Acestrorhynchus
Species:
A. pantaneiro
Binomial name
Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro
Menezes, 1992

A. pantaneiro feeds on bony fish.[3] It is harvested by commercial fisheries.[2]

References

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


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