Acestrorhynchus britskii
| Acestrorhynchus britskii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Acestrorhynchus |
| Species: | A. britskii
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| Binomial name | |
| Acestrorhynchus britskii Menezes, 1969
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Acestrorhynchus britskii is a species of fish in the family Acestrorhynchidae.[2] It was described by Naércio Aquino de Menezes in 1969. It inhabits the São Francisco river in Brazil. It reaches a maximum standard length of 16.5 cm (6.5 in).[2]
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Heraldo A. Britski with the Departamento de Zoologia, Secretaria de Agricultura, in São Paulo, Brazil, who collected the type specimen.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2021). "Acestrorhynchus britskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021: e.T187220A1824919. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T187220A1824919.pt. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acestrorhynchus britskii". FishBase. July 2019 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (25 November 2024). "Family ACESTRORHYNCHIDAE Eigenmann 1912 (Freshwater Barracudas and Biting Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
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