Acestrorhynchus falcatus

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Acestrorhynchus falcatus
Acestrorhynchus falcatus Aquarium tropical du Palais de la Porte Doree 10 04 2016.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhynchidae
Genus: Acestrorhynchus
Species:
A. falcatus
Binomial name
Acestrorhynchus falcatus
(Bloch, 1794)
Synonyms [2]
  • Salmo falcatus Bloch, 1794
  • Salmo pulverulentus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Xiphorhamphus ferox Günther, 1863
  • Acestrorhynchus falcatus varius Menezes, 1969

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]

References

  1. ↑ Frederico, R.G. (2022). "Acestrorhynchus falcatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T49830408A158817192. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T49830408A158817192.en . Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Acestrorhynchus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acestrorhynchus falcatus". FishBase . July 2019 version.
  4. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Acestrorhynchidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 27 August 2025.

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.


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