Acestrorhynchus altus
| Acestrorhynchus altus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Acestrorhynchus |
| Species: | A. altus
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| Binomial name | |
| Acestrorhynchus altus Menezes, 1969
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Acestrorhynchus altus is a species of fish in the family Acestrorhynchidae.[1] It was described by Naércio Aquino de Menezes in 1969. It inhabits the Amazon River basin, at a pH range of 5.5-7.2. It reaches a maximum standard length of 23.3 cm (9.2 in).[1]
A. altus feeds off of bony fish.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Acestrorhynchus altus" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
- ^ Food items reported for Acestrorhynchus altus at www.fishbase.org.
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