Big-Eyed Cachorro
Acestrorhynchus falcirostris
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- Scientific name
- Acestrorhynchus falcirostris
- Family
- Acestrorhynchidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Acestrorhynchidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Hydrocyon falcirostris, Xiphoramphus falcirostris, Xiphorhynchus falcirostris
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 35 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 2,025 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 250 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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