Acestrorhynchus falcatus
Species of fish
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Acestrorhynchus falcatus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhynchidae, the freshwater barracudas.[3] It was described by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 1794, originally under the genus Salmo.[2] It is the type species of the genus Acestrorhynchus.[4] It inhabits the Orinoco and Amazon River systems and the regions of Suriname, Guyana, and French Guiana. It reaches a maximum total length of 30 cm (12 in), and a maximum weight of 255 g (9.0 oz).[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Acestrorhynchus |
| Species: | A. falcatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acestrorhynchus falcatus (Bloch, 1794) | |
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Acestrorhynchus falcatus feeds on finfish. It is of minor interest to commercial fisheries.[3]
