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Diagnostic Description

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Presence of black fringe on the posterior edge of the operculum, especially on the dorsal half, that creates the appearance of a dark "collar"; scales on lateral line 140-175; and presence of single branched lateral line canals (Ref. 52916).
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Armi G. Torres
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Trophic Strategy

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Found in clear and black waters (Ref. 52916). Voracious predator. Piscivore (Ref. 76754).
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Pascualita Sa-a
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Biology

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Found in clear and black waters (Ref. 52916). Voracious predator.
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Rainer Froese
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Importance

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fisheries: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
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Acestrorhynchus falcirostris

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Acestrorhynchus falcirostris is a species of fish in the family Acestrorhynchidae.[2] It was described by Georges Cuvier in 1819, originally under the genus Hydrocyon.[1] It inhabits the Orinoco and Amazon Rivers in the area of Guyana, at a pH range of 5.2-7.2, and a dH range of 5-18. It reaches a maximum standard length of 45 cm (18 in).[2]

The diet of A. falcirostris includes finfish, shrimp and insects.[3] It is harvested by commercial fisheries, and is also sold to public aquariums.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Synonyms of Acestrorhynchus falcirostris at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Acestrorhynchus " in FishBase. July 2019 version.
  3. ^ Food items reported for Acestrorhynchus falcirostris at www.fishbase.org.
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Acestrorhynchus falcirostris: Brief Summary

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Acestrorhynchus falcirostris is a species of fish in the family Acestrorhynchidae. It was described by Georges Cuvier in 1819, originally under the genus Hydrocyon. It inhabits the Orinoco and Amazon Rivers in the area of Guyana, at a pH range of 5.2-7.2, and a dH range of 5-18. It reaches a maximum standard length of 45 cm (18 in).

The diet of A. falcirostris includes finfish, shrimp and insects. It is harvested by commercial fisheries, and is also sold to public aquariums.

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