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Etymology: Acestrocephalus: Greek, agkistron = hook + Greek, kepahle = head (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: tributaries of the rio Madeira, Mato Grosso, rio Jutaí and rio Negro, Amazonas in Brazil and of the Orinoco basin in Venezuela.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125983); 21.7 cm SL (female); max. published weight: 74.56 g (Ref. 125983); max. published weight: 74.56 g
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Menezes, N.A., 2006. Description of five new species of Acestrocephalus Eigenmann and redescription of A. sardina and A. boehlkei (Characiformes: Characidae). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 4(4):385-400. (Ref. 75890)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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