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Acestrorhynchus falcirostris

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Acestrorhynchus falcirostris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhynchidae
Genus: Acestrorhynchus
Species:
A. falcirostris
Binomial name
Acestrorhynchus falcirostris
(Cuvier, 1819)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hydrocyon falcirostris Cuvier, 1819
  • Xiphorhynchus falcirostris (Cuvier, 1819)
  • Xiphoramphus falcirostris (Cuvier, 1819)

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]

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

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  1. ^ a b Synonyms of Acestrorhynchus falcirostris at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Acestrorhynchus". FishBase. July 2019 version.
  3. ^ Food items reported for Acestrorhynchus falcirostris at www.fishbase.org.