- Source: Acestrorhynchus
Acestrorhynchus ("needle jaw" ) is a genus of characiform fish found only in fresh water in South America, the sole genus in the family Acestrorhynchidae. Their greatest diversity is in the Orinoco and Amazon basins.
These fish have elongated pike-like bodies and large conical teeth, adapted for predation on other types of fish. They are sometimes referred to as freshwater barracudas in the aquarium trade, although the name is used of other characins, as well. They range from 35 to 400 mm (1.5 in to 1 ft 3.5 in) in length.
Common names are cachorinho, cachorro, mopiye, payala, pejezorro, pez cachorro, pez zorro, pike characin, moinge, halatawéi, halataway, dagu fisi, ueua, wayabra, zadoe, freshwater barracuda, saicanga, branca, cajaba, cachorra magra, cadelinha and dentudo.
Species
There are currently 14 valid species:
Acestrorhynchus abbreviatus (Cope, 1878)
Acestrorhynchus altus Menezes, 1969
Acestrorhynchus britskii Menezes, 1969
Acestrorhynchus falcatus (Bloch, 1794) (freshwater barracuda, spotted cachorro)
Acestrorhynchus falcirostris (G. Cuvier, 1819) (slender freshwater barracuda, big-eyed cachorro)
Acestrorhynchus grandoculis Menezes & Géry, 1983
Acestrorhynchus heterolepis (Cope, 1878)
Acestrorhynchus isalineae Menezes & Géry, 1983
Acestrorhynchus lacustris (Lütken, 1875)
Acestrorhynchus maculipinna Menezes & Géry, 1983
Acestrorhynchus microlepis (Jardine, 1841) (pike characin)
Acestrorhynchus minimus Menezes, 1969
Acestrorhynchus nasutus C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro Menezes, 1992
References
Aquarium info
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Acestrorhynchus lacustris
- Acestrorhynchus nasutus
- Acestrorhynchus abbreviatus
- Acestrorhynchus heterolepis
- Acestrorhynchus maculipinna
- Acestrorhynchus altus
- Acestrorhynchus isalineae
- Acestrorhynchus grandoculis
- Acestrorhynchus britskii
- Acestrorhynchus minimus
- Acestrorhynchus
- Pike characin
- Acestrorhynchus falcirostris
- Acestrorhynchus falcatus
- Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro
- Acestrorhynchus maculipinna
- Acestrorhynchus altus
- Acestrorhynchus heterolepis
- Acestrorhynchus isalineae
- Acestrorhynchus lacustris
