Description

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Common Names

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沙丁犬齒河脂鯉 , Mandarin Chinese , China

沙丁犬齿河脂鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Pirapuco miri , Portuguese (Tupi-guarani) , Brazil

Dientón , Spanish , Ecuador

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Characiformes

Family: Characidae

Genus: Acestrocephalus

Species: Acestrocephalus sardina (Fowler, 1913)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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South America: tributaries of the rio Madeira, Mato Grosso, rio Jutaí and rio Negro, Amazonas in Brazil and of the Orinoco basin in Venezuela.

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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benthopelagic