Acestrorhynchus heterolepis
| Acestrorhynchus heterolepis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Acestrorhynchus |
| Species: | A. heterolepis
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| Binomial name | |
| Acestrorhynchus heterolepis (Cope, 1878)
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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[edit]
- ^ a b Synonyms of Acestrorhynchus heterolepis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Acestrorhynchus heterolepis" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
- ^ Food items reported for Acestrorhynchus heterolepis at www.fishbase.org.
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