Acanthocharax is a genus of fish in the family Characidae. It contains the single species Acanthocharax microlepis,[1][2] which is endemic to Guyana, where it is found in the Essequibo River basin.[3][4] It is found in fresh water at pelagic depths. This species is native to a tropical climate.[3] This fish can reach a length of about 8.5 cm (3.3 in).[3]
acanthocharax, genus, fish, family, characidae, contains, single, species, microlepis, which, endemic, guyana, where, found, essequibo, river, basin, found, fresh, water, pelagic, depths, this, species, native, tropical, climate, this, fish, reach, length, abo. Acanthocharax is a genus of fish in the family Characidae It contains the single species Acanthocharax microlepis 1 2 which is endemic to Guyana where it is found in the Essequibo River basin 3 4 It is found in fresh water at pelagic depths This species is native to a tropical climate 3 This fish can reach a length of about 8 5 cm 3 3 in 3 AcanthocharaxScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ActinopterygiiOrder CharaciformesFamily CharacidaeGenus AcanthocharaxC H Eigenmann 1912Species A microlepisBinomial nameAcanthocharax microlepisC H Eigenmann 1912References edit Froese Rainer Pauly Daniel eds 2011 Acanthocharax microlepis in FishBase October 2011 version Acanthocharax microlepis Kurtuusitetra Animal Diversity Web Retrieved 13 October 2013 a b c Acanthocharax microlepis Eigenmann 1912 Fish Base Retrieved 13 October 2013 Acanthocharax microlepis Encyclopedia of Life Retrieved 13 October 2013 nbsp This Characidae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Acanthocharax amp oldid 1182626611, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
