Acestrorhynchus maculipinna
Acestrorhynchus maculipinna is a species of fish in the family Acestrorhynchidae.[2] It was described by Naércio Aquino de Menezes and Jacques Géry in 1983. It inhabits the Amazon River. It reaches a maximum standard length of 7.9 cm (3.1 in).[2]
| Acestrorhynchus maculipinna | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Acestrorhynchus |
| Species: | A. maculipinna |
| Binomial name | |
| Acestrorhynchus maculipinna Menezes & Géry, 1983 | |
A. maculipinna is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist, owing to postulation that the species is not at great risk of being threatened, due to a lack of fishing in large areas of its region, and the apparent robust health of its environment.[1]
References
- Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade; et al. (ICMBio) (2021). "Acestrorhynchus maculipinna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T167774A134656813. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T167774A134656813.pt. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Acestrorhynchus maculipinna" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
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