Acestrorhynchus falcirostris is a species of fish in the family Acestrorhynchidae.[2] It was described by Georges Cuvier in 1819, originally under the genus Hydrocyon.[1] It inhabits the Orinoco and Amazon Rivers in the area of Guyana, at a pH range of 5.2–7.2, and a dH range of 5–18. It reaches a maximum standard length of 45 cm (18 in).[2]
| Acestrorhynchus falcirostris | |
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| Acestrorhynchus falcirostris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Acestrorhynchus |
| Species: | A. falcirostris
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| Acestrorhynchus falcirostris (Cuvier, 1819)
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The diet of A. falcirostris includes finfish, shrimp and insects.[3] It is harvested by commercial fisheries, and is also sold to public aquariums.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Synonyms of Acestrorhynchus falcirostris at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Acestrorhynchus " in FishBase. July 2019 version.
- ^ Food items reported for Acestrorhynchus falcirostris at www.fishbase.org.
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