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Class: Teleostei
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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Max. Length 30 cm SL
 
Acestrorhynchus abbreviatus
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

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

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Acestrorhynchus altus
[]

Photo by Severi, W.

South America
Max. Length 18.5 cm SL
Acestrorhynchus britskii Menezes, 1969

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Acestrorhynchus britskii
[]

Photo by Holm, E.

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

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Acestrorhynchus falcatus
[]

Photo by IBAMA

South America
Max. Length 45 cm SL
Acestrorhynchus falcirostris (Cuvier, 1819)

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Acestrorhynchus falcirostris
[]
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Max. Length 10.8 cm SL
 
Acestrorhynchus grandoculis
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Max. Length 40.8 cm SL
 
Acestrorhynchus heterolepis
[]
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Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
 
Acestrorhynchus isalineae
[]

Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 31.8 cm SL
Acestrorhynchus lacustris (Lütken, 1875)

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Acestrorhynchus lacustris
[]
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Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Acestrorhynchus maculipinna
[]

Photo by Holm, E.

South America
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Acestrorhynchus microlepis (Jardine, 1841)

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Acestrorhynchus microlepis
[Pike characin]

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

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Acestrorhynchus minimus
[]

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

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Acestrorhynchus nasutus
[]

Photo by Sazima, I.

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

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Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acestrorhynchus abbreviatus South America 30 SL 1878
Acestrorhynchus altus South America 23.3 SL 1969
Acestrorhynchus britskii South America 18.5 SL 1969
Acestrorhynchus falcatus South America 30 TL 1794
Acestrorhynchus falcirostris South America 45 SL 1819
Acestrorhynchus grandoculis South America 10.8 SL 1983
Acestrorhynchus heterolepis South America 40.8 SL 1878
Acestrorhynchus isalineae South America 10.1 SL 1983
Acestrorhynchus lacustris South America 31.8 SL 1875
Acestrorhynchus maculipinna South America 7.9 SL 1983
Acestrorhynchus microlepis Pike characin South America 37 TL 1841
Acestrorhynchus minimus South America 6.3 SL 1969
Acestrorhynchus nasutus South America 6.9 SL 1912
Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro South America 35.2 TL 1992



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