Acestrorhynchus falcatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Acestrorhynchidae |
Genus: | Acestrorhynchus |
Species: | A. falcatus |
Binomial name | |
Acestrorhynchus falcatus (Bloch, 1794) | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Acestrorhynchus falcatus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhynchidae, the freshwater barracudas. [3] It was described by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 1794, originally under the genus Salmo . [2] It is the type species of the genus Acestrorhynchus . [4] It inhabits the Orinoco and Amazon River systems and 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). [3]
Acestrorhynchus falcatus feeds on finfish. It is of minor interest to commercial fisheries. [3]
Hoshino, Maria Danielle Figueiredo Guimarães; Neves, Lígia Rigôr; Tavares-Dias, Marcos (2016). "Parasite communities of the predatory fish, Acestrorhynchus falcatus and Acestrorhynchus falcirostris, living in sympatry in Brazilian Amazon". Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária. 25 (2): 207–216. doi: 10.1590/S1984-29612016038 . PMID 27334822.