Acestrorhynchus nasutus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Acestrorhynchus nasutus | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Acestrorhynchus |
| Species: | A. nasutus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acestrorhynchus nasutus C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 | |
Acestrorhynchus nasutus s a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhynchidae, the freshwater barracudas.[2][3] It was described by Carl H. Eigenmann in 1912. It inhabits the Orinoco and Amazon Rivers, as well as rivers in Guyana. It reaches a maximum standard length of 6.9 cm (2.7 in).[2]
