| Acestrorhynchus falcirostris | |
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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. falcirostris
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| Binomial name | |
| Acestrorhynchus falcirostris (
Cuvier, 1819)
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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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]
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
- ^ a b Synonyms of Acestrorhynchus falcirostris at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Acestrorhynchus " in FishBase. July 2019 version.
- ^ Food items reported for Acestrorhynchus falcirostris at www.fishbase.org.
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| Acestrorhynchus falcirostris | |
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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. falcirostris
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| Binomial name | |
| Acestrorhynchus falcirostris (
Cuvier, 1819)
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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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]
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
- ^ a b Synonyms of Acestrorhynchus falcirostris at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Acestrorhynchus " in FishBase. July 2019 version.
- ^ Food items reported for Acestrorhynchus falcirostris at www.fishbase.org.
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| This Characiformes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |