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A. Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates The Actinopterygii (the plural form of Actinopterygius) comprise the class of the ray-finned fishes. The Characiformes are an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. abbreviatus |
Acestrorhynchus ("needle jaw" ) is a genus of about 15 species of characiform fish found only in freshwater in South America, the sole genus in the family Acestrorhynchidae. A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic The Characiformes are an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a Their greatest diversity is in the Orinoco and Amazon basins. ORiNOCO is the brand name that was used for a family of wireless networking solutions by Proxim (previously Lucent)
These fish have elongate pike-like bodies and large conical teeth, adapted for predation on other types of fish. They are sometimes referred to as freshwater barracuda in the aquarium trade, although the name is used of other characins as well. An aquarium (plural aquariums or aquaria) is a Vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which Water -dwelling Plants They range from 35 to 400 mm in length.
Common names are Cachorinho, Cachorro, Mopiye, Payala, Pejezorro, Pez cachorro, Pez zorro, Pike Characin, Moinge, Halatawéi, Halataway, Dagu fisi, Ueua, Wayabra, Zadoe, Freshwater Barracuda.