Acestrorhynchus heterolepis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 2 Synonyms of Acestrorhynchus heterolepis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Acestrorhynchus heterolepis" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
  3. ↑ Food items reported for Acestrorhynchus heterolepis at www.fishbase.org.


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