Red Tail Cachorro

Acestrorhynchus falcatus

Type species of its genus across the Amazon and Orinoco

Red
Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Acestrorhynchus falcatus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhynchidae, the freshwater barracudas. It was described by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 1794, originally under the genus Salmo. It is the type species of the genus Acestrorhynchus.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Acestrorhynchidae
Genus: Acestrorhynchus
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins and rivers of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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