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Spotted cachorro

Acestrorhynchus falcatus (Bloch, 1794)

Status not recordedbony fish

The spotted cachorro (Acestrorhynchus falcatus) is a species in the family Acestrorhynchidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the spotted cachorro

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the spotted cachorro live?

Not recorded

Is the spotted cachorro endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the spotted cachorro classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAcestrorhynchidae
  6. genusAcestrorhynchus
  7. SpeciesAcestrorhynchus falcatus (Bloch, 1794)

Synonyms Salmo falcatus, Salmo pulverulentus, Xiphorhamphus ferox

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Freshwater barracudaEnglish
  • Red tail barracudaEnglish
  • Red tail cachorroEnglish
  • tetra srpkovitáCzech
  • Peje zorroSpanish
  • Characin-chien à grandes écaillesFrench
  • UeuaPortuguese
  • Клинопятнистый кахорроRussian
  • CachorinhoPortuguese
  • MatrinchãPortuguese
  • Peixe cachorroPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spotted cachorro

Other species in the same genus Acestrorhynchus.

Pike characin

Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro

AcestrorhynchidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the spotted cachorro?

The spotted cachorro (Acestrorhynchus falcatus) belongs to the family Acestrorhynchidae in the order Characiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Spotted cachorro (Acestrorhynchus falcatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-cachorro

MLA

“Spotted cachorro (Acestrorhynchus falcatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-cachorro.

BibTeX
@misc{spotted_cachorro_2026,
  title = {Spotted cachorro (Acestrorhynchus falcatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-cachorro},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}