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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhynchidae Smallscale pike characins
Subfamily: Acestrorhynchinae
Genus: Acestrorhynchus

(See list of species below)


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14 species (see list below)

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South America
Max. Length 22 cm SL
 
Acestrorhynchus abbreviatus
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 23.3 cm SL
Acestrorhynchus altus Menezes, 1969

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Acestrorhynchus altus
[]

Photo by Severi, W.

South America
Max. Length 16.5 cm SL
Acestrorhynchus britskii Menezes, 1969

Photo by Severi, W.
 
Acestrorhynchus britskii
[]

Photo by IBAMA

South America
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Acestrorhynchus falcatus (Bloch, 1794)

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Acestrorhynchus falcatus
[]

Photo by IBAMA

South America
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Acestrorhynchus falcirostris (Cuvier, 1819)

Photo by IBAMA
 
Acestrorhynchus falcirostris
[]
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South America
Max. Length 10.8 cm SL
 
Acestrorhynchus grandoculis
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South America
Max. Length 32.1 cm SL
 
Acestrorhynchus heterolepis
[]
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South America
Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
 
Acestrorhynchus isalineae
[]

Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 27 cm SL
Acestrorhynchus lacustris (Lütken, 1875)

Photo by Sazima, I.
 
Acestrorhynchus lacustris
[]
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South America
Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Acestrorhynchus maculipinna
[]

Photo by Holm, E.

South America
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Acestrorhynchus microlepis (Jardine, 1841)

Photo by Holm, E.
 
Acestrorhynchus microlepis
[Pike characin]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
Acestrorhynchus minimus Menezes, 1969

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Acestrorhynchus minimus
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 6.9 cm SL
Acestrorhynchus nasutus Eigenmann, 1912

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Acestrorhynchus nasutus
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Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 35.2 cm TL
Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro Menezes, 1992

Photo by Sazima, I.
 
Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro
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14 Species of Family Acestrorhynchidae with Genus Acestrorhynchus
(Smallscale pike characins)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1878 Acestrorhynchus abbreviatus South America 22 SL
1969 Acestrorhynchus altus South America 23.3 SL
1969 Acestrorhynchus britskii South America 16.5 SL
1794 Acestrorhynchus falcatus South America 30 TL
1819 Acestrorhynchus falcirostris South America 40 TL
1983 Acestrorhynchus grandoculis South America 10.8 SL
1878 Acestrorhynchus heterolepis South America 32.1 SL
1983 Acestrorhynchus isalineae South America 10.1 SL
1875 Acestrorhynchus lacustris South America 27 SL
1983 Acestrorhynchus maculipinna South America 7.9 SL
1841 Acestrorhynchus microlepis Pike characin South America 34 TL
1969 Acestrorhynchus minimus South America 6.3 SL
1912 Acestrorhynchus nasutus South America 6.9 SL
1992 Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro South America 35.2 TL



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