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Acestrorhynchidae (Smallscale pike characins) > Acestrorhynchinae
Etymology: Acestrorhynchus: Greek, agkistron = hook + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335).
Issue
See Menezes, 1992:42 for detailed description of species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Paraguay, Paraná, Uruguay, La Plata, and Mamoré River basins.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 79585); max. published weight: 396.00 g (Ref. 79585)
Feeds on fish (Ref. 79585).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Oyakawa, O.T., 1998. Catalogo dos tipos de peixes recentes do Museu de Zoologia da USP. I. Characiformes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi). Pap. Avuls. Zool. 39(23):443-507. (Ref. 27925)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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