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Acestrorhynchus minimus Menezes, 1969 |
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| Family: | Acestrorhynchidae (Smallscale pike characins), subfamily: Acestrorhynchinae | |||
| Max. size: | 6.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Differs from A. grandoculis and A. microlepis for lack of a small, dark spot behind the opercle. Scales on lateral line 74-85; scale rows between the lateral line and the dorsal fin 12-14. Distinguishable from the remaining Venezuelan congeners, except A. nasutus, by its small size up to 9.15 cm SL and by the presence of a narrow, dark line that extends from behind the opercle to about two thirds of the body length (Ref. 52916). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 February 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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