Pike characin

For the family of fishes commonly known as the Pike-characins, see Ctenoluciidae.

Pike characin
Acestrorhynchus microlepis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhynchidae
Genus: Acestrorhynchus
Species:
A. microlepis
Binomial name
Acestrorhynchus microlepis
(Jardine, 1841)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acestrorhynchus apurensis Toledo-Piza & Menezes, 1996
  • Acestrorhynchus cachorro Fowler, 1940
  • Acestrorhynchus guianensis Menezes, 1969
  • Acestorhynchus microlepis (Jardine, 1841)
  • Hydrocyon microlepis Jardine, 1841

The pike characin[2] (Acestrorhynchus microlepis) is a species of fish in the family Acestrorhynchidae.[3] It was described by Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet in 1841, originally under the genus Hydrocyon.[1] It inhabits the Orinoco and Amazon Rivers in the regions of Suriname, Guyana, and French Guiana, at a pH range of 5.5-6.5. It reaches a maximum total length of 37 cm (15 in), and a maximum weight of 230 g (8.1 oz).[3]

The pike characin feeds on bony fish.[4] It is marketed for the aquarium hobby.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Synonyms of Acestrorhynchus microlepis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names of Acestrorhynchus microlepis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acestrorhynchus microlepis". FishBase. July 2019 version.
  4. ^ Food items reported for Acestrorhynchus microlepis at www.fishbase.org.


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