Acnodon normani, the sheep-pacu, is a species of serrasalmids found in South America. It is found in the Amazon, the Xingu and Tocantins River basins in Brazil. This species reaches a length of 19.9 cm (7.8 in).[1]
| Acnodon normani | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Genus: | Acnodon |
| Species: | A. normani |
| Binomial name | |
| Acnodon normani Gosline, 1951 | |
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist J. R. (John Roxborough) Norman (1898-1944), of the British Museum of Natural History, to honor him for his attention to the serrasalmids.[2]
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