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]
| Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro | |
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| Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Acestrorhynchus |
| Species: | A. pantaneiro
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| Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro Menezes, 1992
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A. pantaneiro feeds on bony fish.[3] It is harvested by commercial fisheries.[2]
References
edit- ^ Common names of Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro". FishBase. July 2019 version.
- ^ Food items reported for Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro at www.fishbase.org.
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