Biology:Acestrorhynchus heterolepis

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Acestrorhynchus heterolepis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhynchidae
Genus: Acestrorhynchus
Species:
A. heterolepis
Binomial name
Acestrorhynchus heterolepis
(Cope, 1878)
Synonyms[1]
  • Xiphorhamphus heterolepis Cope, 1878

Acestrorhynchus heterolepis is a species of fish in the family Acestrorhynchidae.[2] It was described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1878, originally under the genus Xiphorhamphus.[1] It inhabits the Amazon, Negro and Orinoco Rivers. It reaches a maximum standard length of 40.8 cm (16.1 in).[2]

A. heterolepis feeds on bony fish.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Synonyms of Acestrorhynchus heterolepis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Acestrorhynchus heterolepis" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
  3. Food items reported for Acestrorhynchus heterolepis at www.fishbase.org.

Wikidata ☰ Q5870912 entry