Fish Identification: Find Species


Family: Acestrorhynchidae Smallscale pike characins



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26 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 30 cm SL
 
Acestrorhynchus abbreviatus
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 23.3 cm SL
Acestrorhynchus altus Menezes, 1969

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Acestrorhynchus altus
[]

Photo by Severi, W.

South America
Max. Length 18.5 cm SL
Acestrorhynchus britskii Menezes, 1969

Photo by Photo by Severi, W.
 
Acestrorhynchus britskii
[]

Photo by Holm, E.

South America
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Acestrorhynchus falcatus (Bloch, 1794)

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Acestrorhynchus falcatus
[]

Photo by IBAMA

South America
Max. Length 45 cm SL
Acestrorhynchus falcirostris (Cuvier, 1819)

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Acestrorhynchus falcirostris
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.8 cm SL
 
Acestrorhynchus grandoculis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 40.8 cm SL
 
Acestrorhynchus heterolepis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
 
Acestrorhynchus isalineae
[]

Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 31.8 cm SL
Acestrorhynchus lacustris (Lütken, 1875)

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Acestrorhynchus lacustris
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Acestrorhynchus maculipinna
[]

Photo by Holm, E.

South America
Max. Length 37 cm TL
Acestrorhynchus microlepis (Jardine, 1841)

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Acestrorhynchus microlepis
[Pike characin]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
Acestrorhynchus minimus Menezes, 1969

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Acestrorhynchus minimus
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 6.9 cm SL
Acestrorhynchus nasutus Eigenmann, 1912

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Acestrorhynchus nasutus
[]

Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 35.2 cm TL
Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro Menezes, 1992

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Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro
[]

Photo by Alvarez, F. / CIUA

South America
Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
Gilbertolus alatus (Steindachner, 1878)

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Gilbertolus alatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.9 cm SL
 
Gilbertolus atratoensis
[]

Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.

South America
Max. Length 13.0 cm SL
Gilbertolus maracaiboensis Schultz, 1943

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Gilbertolus maracaiboensis
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Gnathocharax steindachneri Fowler, 1913

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Gnathocharax steindachneri
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
Heterocharax leptogrammus Toledo-Piza, 2000

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Heterocharax leptogrammus
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
Heterocharax macrolepis Eigenmann, 1912

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Heterocharax macrolepis
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
Heterocharax virgulatus Toledo-Piza, 2000

Photo by Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Heterocharax virgulatus
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 3 cm SL
Hoplocharax goethei Géry, 1966

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Hoplocharax goethei
[]
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Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Lonchogenys ilisha
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.2 cm SL
 
Roestes itupiranga
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 21.6 cm SL
 
Roestes molossus
[]
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Max. Length 18.7 cm SL
 
Roestes ogilviei
[]


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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 18.5 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
Gilbertolus alatus South America 14.3 SL 1878
Gilbertolus atratoensis South America 11.9 SL 1943
Gilbertolus maracaiboensis South America 13.0 SL 1943
Gnathocharax steindachneri South America 5 SL 1913
Heterocharax leptogrammus South America 3.4 SL 2000
Heterocharax macrolepis South America 4.8 SL 1912
Heterocharax virgulatus South America 4.1 SL 2000
Hoplocharax goethei South America 3 SL 1966
Lonchogenys ilisha South America 8 TL 1927
Roestes itupiranga South America 14.2 SL 1998
Roestes molossus South America 21.6 SL 1858
Roestes ogilviei South America 18.7 SL 1914



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