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> Characiformes (Characins) > Acestrorhynchidae (Smallscale pike characins) > Acestrorhynchinae
Etymology: Acestrorhynchus: Greek, agkistron = hook + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

; zoet water benthopelagisch; pH range: 5.2 - 7.2; dH range: 5 - 18. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060)

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South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins and rivers of Guyana.

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 111115)

Korte beschrijving Morfologie | Morfometrie

Presence of black fringe on the posterior edge of the operculum, especially on the dorsal half, that creates the appearance of a dark "collar"; scales on lateral line 140-175; and presence of single branched lateral line canals (Ref. 52916).

Found in clear and black waters (Ref. 52916). Voracious predator.

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

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Ortega, H. and R.P. Vari, 1986. Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Peru. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (437):1-25. (Ref. 6329)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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Acestrorhynchus falcirostris (Cuvier, 1819)