Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae Characins; tetras
Subfamily: Characinae
Genus: Acestrocephalus

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Acestrocephalus acutus
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Acestrocephalus anomalus
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Acestrocephalus boehlkei
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Acestrocephalus maculosus
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Acestrocephalus nigrifasciatus
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Acestrocephalus pallidus
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Acestrocephalus sardina
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Acestrocephalus stigmatus
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Scientific Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Acestrocephalus acutus	South America	10.4 SL	2006
Acestrocephalus anomalus	South America	20 SL	1880
Acestrocephalus boehlkei	South America	13.5 SL	1977
Acestrocephalus maculosus	South America	7.9 SL	2006
Acestrocephalus nigrifasciatus	South America	9.3 SL	2006
Acestrocephalus pallidus	South America	6.1 SL	2006
Acestrocephalus sardina	South America	21.7 SL	1913
Acestrocephalus stigmatus	South America	13.5 TL	2006

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: TeleosteiOrder: CharaciformesFamily: Characidae Characins; tetrasSubfamily: CharacinaeGenus: Acestrocephalus(See list of species below)

Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae Characins; tetras
Subfamily: Characinae
Genus: Acestrocephalus

(See list of species below)