Acestrorhynchus isalineae
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| Acestrorhynchus isalineae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Acestrorhynchus |
| Species: | A. isalineae |
| Binomial name | |
| Acestrorhynchus isalineae | |
Acestrorhynchus isalineae is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhynchidae, the freshwater barracudas.[2] It was described by Naércio Aquino de Menezes and Jacques Géry in 1983. It is known from the Madeira River in Brazil. It reaches a maximum standard length of 10.1 cm (4.0 in).[2]
The fish was named in honor of Isaline Drecq, wife of Guy van den Bossche, who was a participant in the expedition that collected the type specimens.[3]
