Acestrocephalus
| Acestrocephalus | |
|---|---|
| Acestrocephalus anomalus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | Characinae |
| Genus: | Acestrocephalus C. H. Eigenmann, 1910[1] |
| Type species | |
| Xiphorhamphus anomalus Steindachner, 1880[1]
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Acestrocephalus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes, characins, belonging to the family Characidae. The fishes in this genus are found in South America.
Species
Acestrocephalus contains the following valid species:[2]
- Acestrocephalus acutus Menezes, 2006
- Acestrocephalus anomalus (Steindachner, 1880)
- Acestrocephalus boehlkei Menezes, 1977
- Acestrocephalus maculosus Menezes, 2006
- Acestrocephalus nigrifasciatus Menezes, 2006
- Acestrocephalus pallidus Menezes, 2006
- Acestrocephalus sardina (Fowler, 1913)
- Acestrocephalus stigmatus Menezes, 2006
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Acestrocephalus". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Characinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Acestrocephalus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 October 2025.