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Acestrorhynchus microlepis in Guyana
Pike characin

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Acestrorhynchus microlepis   (Jardine, 1841)
Family:	Acestrorhynchidae (Smallscale pike characins)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Characiformes  (characins)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Pike characin
Max. size:	26.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 13661)
Environment:	benthopelagic; pH range: 5.5 - 6.5
Climate:	tropical; 18 - 28°C
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:
Distribution:	South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins and rivers of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 3-5; Anal soft rays: 22-30. Possesses a minute spot behind the opercle; lateral line scales 91-131; small eye 17.9-34.1% head length; snout length 32.5-50.0% head length (Ref. 52916).
Biology:	Common in black and clear water streams and rivers, as well as lagoons and other off-channel habitats associated with whitewater rivers (Ref. 52916). Prefers slow currents and a silty or sandy bottom. Like other species of the genus, it is a formidable predator (Ref. 12225). Strict piscivore; however, it consumes insects during the dry periods of the year (Ref. 27188)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Menezes, N.A.. 2003. (Ref. 38248)
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Guyana country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Present in the Maroni River which forms the border between Guyana and French Guiana.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gy.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.sdnp.org.gy/minagri/mofc&l/Fisheries/fisheries_department.htm
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Planquette, P., P. Keith and P.-Y. Le Bail, 1996
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	Modified:  Sampang, Arlene G.	Entered:  Sa-a, Pascualita

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