Big-eyed Cachorro
(Acestrorhynchus falcirostris)
Classification
Species:
Acestrorhynchus falcirostris
Genus:
Acestrorhynchus
Order: Characiformes - Characins
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
General data
Scientific names:
Big-eyed Cachorro
Habitat:
Freshwater
Climate:
Tropical
Native:
South America
Acestrorhynchus falcirostris is a species of fish in the family Acestrorhynchidae.
It inhabits the Orinoco and Amazon Rivers in the area of Guyana, at a pH range of 5.2–7.2, and a dH range of 5–18.
It reaches a maximum standard length of 45 cm (18 in).
The diet of A. falcirostris includes small fish, shrimp and insects.
It is harvested by commercial fisheries, and is also sold to public aquariums.