| Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro | |
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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. pantaneiro
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| Binomial name | |
| Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro
Menezes, 1992
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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]
A. pantaneiro feeds on bony fish. [3] It is harvested by commercial fisheries. [2]
References
- ^ Common names of Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
- ^ Food items reported for Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro at www.fishbase.org.
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| Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro | |
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|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Acestrorhynchus |
| Species: | A. pantaneiro
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| Binomial name | |
| Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro
Menezes, 1992
| |
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]
A. pantaneiro feeds on bony fish. [3] It is harvested by commercial fisheries. [2]
References
- ^ Common names of Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
- ^ Food items reported for Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro at www.fishbase.org.
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| This Characiformes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |