Acestrorhynchus heterolepis

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Acestrorhynchus heterolepis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhynchidae
Genus: Acestrorhynchus
Species:
A. heterolepis
Binomial name
Acestrorhynchus heterolepis
(Cope, 1878)
Synonyms [2]
  • Xiphorhamphus heterolepisCope, 1878

Acestrorhynchus heterolepis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhynchidae, the freshwater barracudas. [3] It was described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1878, originally under the genus Xiphorhamphus. [2] It inhabits the Amazon, Negro and Orinoco Rivers. It reaches a maximum standard length of 40.8 cm (16.1 in). [3]

A. heterolepis feeds on bony fish. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Frederico, R.G. (2022). "Acestrorhynchus heterolepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T49829878A158817716. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T49829878A158817716.en . Retrieved 17 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 heterolepis". FishBase . July 2019 version.


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