Acestrorhynchus heterolepis

Acestrorhynchus heterolepis

A barracuda across the Amazon Negro and Orinoco

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

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Acestrorhynchidae
Genus: Acestrorhynchus
Maximum length: 40.8 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins. Also found in Rio Negro basin (Ref. 52916 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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