Acestrorhynchus isalineae

Acestrorhynchus isalineae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhynchidae
Genus: Acestrorhynchus
Species:
A. isalineae
Binomial name
Acestrorhynchus isalineae
Menezes & Géry, 1983

Acestrorhynchus isalineae is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhynchidae, the freshwater barracudas.[2] It was described by Naércio Aquino de Menezes and Jacques Géry in 1983. It is known from the Madeira River in Brazil. It reaches a maximum standard length of 10.1 cm (4.0 in).[2]

The fish was named in honor of Isaline Drecq, wife of Guy van den Bossche, who was a participant in the expedition that collected the type specimens.[3]


References

  1. ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2021). "Acestrorhynchus isalineae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021 e.T134656931A134656935. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T134656931A134656935.pt. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acestrorhynchus isalineae". FishBase. July 2019 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf (27 August 2025). "Family ACESTRORHYNCHIDAE Eigenmann 1912 (Freshwater Barracudas and Biting Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 11 June 2025.