Big-eyed Cachorro (Acestrorhynchus falcirostris)

General data
- Main name: Big-eyed Cachorro
- Climates: Tropical
- Habitat: Freshwater
- Native: South America
- Distribution: Amazon, Orinoco
Classification
- Genus: Acestrorhynchus - Acestrorhynchus
- Family: Acestrorhynchidae - Smallscale pike characins
- Order: Characiformes - Characins
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Acestrorhynchus falcirostris is a species of fish in the family Acestrorhynchidae. It inhabits the Orinoco and Amazon Rivers in the area of Guyana, at a pH range of 5.2–7.2, and a dH range of 5–18. It reaches a maximum standard length of 45 cm (18 in). The diet of A. falcirostris includes small fish, shrimp and insects. It is harvested by commercial fisheries, and is also sold to public aquariums.