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Acestrorhynchidae Eigenmann, 1912

AphiaID

151963 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151963)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Characiformes

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Subfamily Acestrorhynchinae Eigenmann, 1912
1. Genus Acestrorhynchus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903
2. Genus Acestorhynchus accepted as Acestrorhynchus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
3. Genus Xiphoramphus accepted as Xiphorhamphus Müller & Troschel, 1844 accepted as Acestrorhynchus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
4. Genus Xiphorhamphus Müller & Troschel, 1844 accepted as Acestrorhynchus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903
5. Genus Xiphorhynchus Agassiz in Spix & Agassiz, 1829 accepted as Acestrorhynchus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903
Subfamily Heterocharacinae Géry, 1966
1. Genus Gnathocharax Fowler, 1913
2. Genus Heterocharax Eigenmann, 1912
3. Genus Hoplocharax Géry, 1966
4. Genus Lonchogenys Myers, 1927
Subfamily Roestinae Lucena & Menezes, 1998
1. Genus Gilbertolus Eigenmann, 1907
2. Genus Roestes Günther, 1864
3. Genus Xiphocharax Fowler, 1914 accepted as Roestes Günther, 1864

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Acestrorhynchidae Eigenmann, 1912. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151963 on 2026-07-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-04-07 10:08:04Z

created

Claus, Simon

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors