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Acestrorhynchidae (Smallscale pike characins) > Acestrorhynchinae
Etymology: Acestrorhynchus: Greek, agkistron = hook + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lütken.
Issue
See Menezes, 1992:47 for diagnosis.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: São Francisco and upper Paraná River basins.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 13.0, range 15 - ? cm
Max length : 31.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 121647); max. published weight: 290.00 g (Ref. 121647)
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Menezes, N.A., 2003. Family Acestrorhynchidae (Acestrorhynchids). p. 231-233. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 38248)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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