Description

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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).

Common Names

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Cachorrinho , Creole, Portuguese , Brazil

Ueua , Creole, Portuguese , Brazil

小狼牙脂鯉 , Mandarin Chinese , China

小狼牙脂鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Characiformes

Family: Acestrorhynchidae

Genus: Acestrorhynchus

Species: Acestrorhynchus minimus Menezes, 1969

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins.

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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benthopelagic