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Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhynchidae Smallscale pike characins
Subfamily: Acestrorhynchinae
Genus: Acestrorhynchus

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14 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acestrorhynchus abbreviatus South America 30 SL 1878
Acestrorhynchus altus South America 23.3 SL 1969
Acestrorhynchus britskii South America 16.5 SL 1969
Acestrorhynchus falcatus South America 30 TL 1794
Acestrorhynchus falcirostris South America 45 SL 1819
Acestrorhynchus grandoculis South America 10.8 SL 1983
Acestrorhynchus heterolepis South America 40.8 SL 1878
Acestrorhynchus isalineae South America 10.1 SL 1983
Acestrorhynchus lacustris South America 31.8 SL 1875
Acestrorhynchus maculipinna South America 7.9 SL 1983
Acestrorhynchus microlepis Pike characin South America 37 TL 1841
Acestrorhynchus minimus South America 6.3 SL 1969
Acestrorhynchus nasutus South America 6.9 SL 1912
Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro South America 35.2 TL 1992



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