Acestrocephalus stigmatus

The Acestrocephalus stigmatus lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

Acestrocephalus stigmatus was discovered in the Rio Araguaia basin in Mato Grosso, Brazil, and measures 8-9cm in length. Like maculosus and boehlkei, it has a dark humeral blotch, but has fewer anal fin rays (29-31) than boehlkei (34-36) and more than maculosus (25-27). More

Acestrocephalus stigmatus can be distinguished from all congeners except A. boehlkei and A. maculosus by the presence of a dark humeral blotch. From A. More

Order : Characiformes
Family : Characidae
Genus : Acestrocephalus
Species : Acestrocephalus stigmatus
Authority : Menezes, 2006