Acestrorhynchus heterolepis

Acestrorhynchus heterolepis

Classification

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhynchidae

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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Peru · 3

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Acestrorhynchus heterolepis

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