Acestrorhynchus abbreviatus

Acestrorhynchus abbreviatus is a species of fish in the family Acestrorhynchidae.[2] It was described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1878, originally under the genus Xiphorhamphus.[1] It inhabits the Amazon and Madeira Rivers. It reaches a maximum standard length of 22 cm (8.7 in).[2]

Acestrorhynchus abbreviatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhynchidae
Genus: Acestrorhynchus
Species:
A. abbreviatus
Binomial name
Acestrorhynchus abbreviatus
(Cope, 1878)
Synonyms[1]
  • Xiphorhamphus abbreviatus Cope, 1878

References

  1. Synonyms of Acestrorhynchus abbreviatus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Acestrorhynchus abbreviatus" in FishBase. July 2019 version.


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