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Red Tail Cachorro
João D'Andretta, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Characins, piranhas & tetras

Red Tail Cachorro

Acestrorhynchus falcatus (Bloch, 1794)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishRed Tail Cachorro
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese镰状狼牙脂鲤
Scientific nameAcestrorhynchus falcatus (Bloch, 1794)

About this species

Acestrorhynchus falcatus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhynchidae, the freshwater barracudas. It was described by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 1794, originally under the genus Salmo. It is the type species of the genus Acestrorhynchus. It inhabits the Orinoco and Amazon River systems and the regions of Suriname, Guyana, and French Guiana. It reaches a maximum total length of 30 cm (12 in), and a maximum weight of 255 g (9.0 oz).

Acestrorhynchus falcatus feeds on finfish. It is of minor interest to commercial fisheries.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderCharaciformes
FamilyAcestrorhynchidae
GenusAcestrorhynchus

In Suriname

162Records in Suriname
3iNaturalist observations
1845First record
2020Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini45
  • Para7
  • Brokopondo5
  • Marowijne3
  • Saramacca2
  • Nickerie1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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