Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro
Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro, known commonly as the pike characin,[1] is a species of fish in the family Acestrorhynchidae.[2] It was described by Naércio Aquino de Menezes in 1992. It inhabits the La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Mamoré Rivers. It reaches a maximum total length of 35.2 cm (13.9 in), and a maximum weight of 396 g (14.0 oz).[2]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Acestrorhynchidae |
Genus: | Acestrorhynchus |
Species: | A. pantaneiro |
Binomial name | |
Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro Menezes, 1992 | |
A. pantaneiro feeds on bony fish.[3] It is harvested by commercial fisheries.[2]
References
- Common names of Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro at www.fishbase.org.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
- Food items reported for Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro at www.fishbase.org.
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