Acestrorhynchus heterolepis
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Acestrorhynchidae |
Genus: | Acestrorhynchus |
Species: | A. heterolepis
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Binomial name | |
Acestrorhynchus heterolepis (Cope, 1878)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Acestrorhynchus heterolepis is a species of fish in the family Acestrorhynchidae.[2] It was described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1878, originally under the genus Xiphorhamphus.[1] It inhabits the Amazon, Negro and Orinoco Rivers. It reaches a maximum standard length of 40.8 cm (16.1 in).[2]
A. heterolepis feeds on bony fish.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Synonyms of Acestrorhynchus heterolepis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acestrorhynchus heterolepis". FishBase. July 2019 version.
- ^ Food items reported for Acestrorhynchus heterolepis at www.fishbase.org.