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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhynchidae Smallscale pike characins
Subfamily: Heterocharacinae
Genus: Heterocharax

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
Heterocharax leptogrammus Toledo-Piza, 2000

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Heterocharax leptogrammus
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Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
Heterocharax macrolepis Eigenmann, 1912

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Heterocharax macrolepis
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Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
Heterocharax virgulatus Toledo-Piza, 2000

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Heterocharax virgulatus
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3 Species of Family Acestrorhynchidae with Genus Heterocharax
(Smallscale pike characins)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2000 Heterocharax leptogrammus South America 3.4 SL
1912 Heterocharax macrolepis South America 4.8 SL
2000 Heterocharax virgulatus South America 4.1 SL



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