Acestrorhynchus falcatus
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Scientific classification 
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| 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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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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- Acestrorhynchidae
- Taxa named by Marcus Elieser Bloch
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