Big-eyed Cachorro
(Acestrorhynchus falcirostris)

Classification

Species: Acestrorhynchus falcirostris

General data

Scientific names: Big-eyed Cachorro
Habitat: Freshwater
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Amazon, Orinoco

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.