Acestrorhynchus altus
Appearance
Acestrorhynchus altus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Acestrorhynchidae |
Genus: | Acestrorhynchus |
Species: | A. altus
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Binomial name | |
Acestrorhynchus altus Menezes, 1969
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Acestrorhynchus altus is a species of fish in the family Acestrorhynchidae.[1] It was described by Naércio Aquino de Menezes in 1969. It inhabits the Amazon River basin, at a pH range of 5.5-7.2. It reaches a maximum standard length of 23.3 cm (9.2 in).[1]
A. altus feeds off of bony fish.[2]
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acestrorhynchus altus". FishBase. July 2019 version.
- ^ Food items reported for Acestrorhynchus altus at www.fishbase.org.