''Acestrocephalus'' is a genus of
characin
Characiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. Grouped in 18 recognized families, more than 2000 different species are described, including the well-known piranha and tetras.; Buckup P.A.: "Relationshi ...
s from
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
, with eight currently described species:
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Acestrocephalus acutus
''Acestrocephalus'' is a genus of characins from South America, with eight currently described species:
* ''Acestrocephalus acutus'' Naércio Aquino de Menezes, Menezes, 2006
* ''Acestrocephalus anomalus'' (Franz Steindachner, Steindachner, 1880) ...
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Menezes, 2006
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Acestrocephalus anomalus
''Acestrocephalus'' is a genus of characins from South America, with eight currently described species:
* ''Acestrocephalus acutus'' Menezes, 2006
* '' Acestrocephalus anomalus'' (Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna †...
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(Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
, 1880)
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Acestrocephalus boehlkei''
Menezes, 1977
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Acestrocephalus maculosus''
Menezes, 2006
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Acestrocephalus nigrifasciatus''
Menezes, 2006
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Acestrocephalus pallidus''
Menezes, 2006
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Acestrocephalus sardina''
( Fowler, 1913)
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Acestrocephalus stigmatus''
Menezes, 2006
References
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Characini
Fish of South America
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