| Acestrorhynchus falcatus | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Acestrorhynchus |
| Species: | A. falcatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Acestrorhynchus falcatus (
Bloch, 1794)
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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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]
Acestrorhynchus falcatus feeds on finfish. [3] It is of minor interest to commercial fisheries. [2]
References
- ^ a b Synonyms of Acestrorhynchus falcatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Acestrorhynchus falcatus" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
- ^ Food items reported for Acestrorhynchus falcatus at www.fishbase.org.
 | This Characiformes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- ^ Hoshino, Maria Danielle Figueiredo Guimarães; Neves, Lígia Rigôr; Tavares-Dias, Marcos (2016). "Parasite communities of the predatory fish, Acestrorhynchus falcatus and Acestrorhynchus falcirostris, living in sympatry in Brazilian Amazon". Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária. 25 (2): 207–216. doi: 10.1590/S1984-29612016038. PMID 27334822.
| Acestrorhynchus falcatus | |
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|
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|
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Acestrorhynchus |
| Species: | A. falcatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Acestrorhynchus falcatus (
Bloch, 1794)
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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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]
Acestrorhynchus falcatus feeds on finfish. [3] It is of minor interest to commercial fisheries. [2]
References
- ^ a b Synonyms of Acestrorhynchus falcatus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; 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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| This Characiformes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- ^ Hoshino, Maria Danielle Figueiredo Guimarães; Neves, Lígia Rigôr; Tavares-Dias, Marcos (2016). "Parasite communities of the predatory fish, Acestrorhynchus falcatus and Acestrorhynchus falcirostris, living in sympatry in Brazilian Amazon". Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária. 25 (2): 207–216. doi: 10.1590/S1984-29612016038. PMID 27334822.