Description

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Presence of black fringe on the posterior edge of the operculum, especially on the dorsal half, that creates the appearance of a dark "collar"; scales on lateral line 140-175; and presence of single branched lateral line canals (Ref. 52916).

Common Names

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Peixe cachorro , Creole, Portuguese , Brazil

Ueua , Creole, Portuguese , Brazil

Kultavaanijatetra , Finnish , Finland

Hundsalmler , German , Germany

鐮吻狼牙脂鯉 , Mandarin Chinese , China

镰吻狼牙脂鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Cachorrinho , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Dentudo , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Anicauera , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Piau cachorro , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Pirapuco , Portuguese (Tupi-guarani) , Brazil

Cachorro amazónico , Spanish , Peru

Dientón , Spanish , Ecuador

Peje zorro , Spanish , Peru

Pez cachorro , Spanish , Peru

Pez zorro , Spanish , Peru

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Characiformes

Family: Acestrorhynchidae

Genus: Acestrorhynchus

Species: Acestrorhynchus falcirostris (Cuvier, 1819)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins and rivers of Guyana.

Biology

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Found in clear and black waters (Ref. 52916). Voracious predator.

Habitat

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benthopelagic