| Family: |
Acestrorhynchidae (Smallscale pike characins), subfamily: Acestrorhynchinae |
| Max. size: |
6.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins. |
| Diagnosis: |
Differs from A. grandoculis and A. microlepis for lack of a small, dark spot behind the opercle. Scales on lateral line 74-85; scale rows between the lateral line and the dorsal fin 12-14. Distinguishable from the remaining Venezuelan congeners, except A. nasutus, by its small size up to 9.15 cm SL and by the presence of a narrow, dark line that extends from behind the opercle to about two thirds of the body length (Ref. 52916). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 February 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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