Acestrorhynchus heterolepis
Acestrorhynchus heterolepis
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Acestrorhynchus heterolepis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhynchidae, the freshwater barracudas. It was described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1878, originally under the genus Xiphorhamphus. It inhabits the Amazon, Negro and Orinoco Rivers. It reaches a maximum standard length of 40.8 cm (16.1 in).
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Acestrorhynchidae
- Genus
- Acestrorhynchus