Yellow Tail Cachorro
Acestrorhynchus microlepis
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
The pike characin is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhynchidae, the freshwater barracudas. It was described by Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet in 1841, originally under the genus Hydrocyon. It inhabits the Orinoco and Amazon Rivers and the regions of Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana, at a pH range of 5.5-6.5. It reaches a maximum total length of 37 cm (15 in), and a maximum weight of 230 g (8.1 oz).
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Acestrorhynchidae
- Genus
- Acestrorhynchus