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Hoplias
''Hoplias'' is a genus of fish in the family Erythrinidae found in Central and South America. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Hoplias aimara'' ( Valenciennes, 1847) * '' Hoplias australis'' Oyakawa & Mattox, 2009 * '' Hoplias brasiliensis'' ( Spix & Agassiz, 1829) * '' Hoplias curupira'' Oyakawa & Mattox, 2009 * '' Hoplias intermedius'' ( Günther, 1864) * '' Hoplias lacerdae'' A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1908 * '' Hoplias malabaricus'' (Bloch, 1794) Wolf-fish, Traíra * '' Hoplias mbigua'' Azpelicueta, Benítez, Aichino & Méndez, 2015 Azpelicueta, M.d.l.M., Benítez, M.F., Aichino, D.R. & Mendez, C.M.D. (2015)A new species of the genus ''Hoplias'' (Characiformes, Erythrinidae), a tararira from the lower Paraná River, in Misiones, Argentina. ''Acta zoológica lilloana, 59 (1-2): 71–82.'' * '' Hoplias microcephalus'' (Agassiz, 1829) * '' Hoplias microlepis'' ( Günther, 1864) Mattox, G.M.T., Bifi, A.G. & Oyakawa, O.T. (2014)Taxonomic ...
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Hoplias Malabaricus
''Hoplias malabaricus'', also known as the wolf fish, tiger fish, guabine or trahira, is a predatory Central and South American freshwater ray-finned fish of the characiform family Erythrinidae. Description The maximum known length for this species is about and the maximum known weight is about . Like other members of the genus ''Hoplias'' this species has a cylindrical body shape with a large mouth equipped with prominent teeth. The dog-like teeth have given it some of its common names. Coloration is highly variable but is usually grey-brown with darker vertical stripes or a single horizontal stripe. Distribution Southern Central America to Argentina. Found in most river systems and in the following countries; Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Vene ...
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Hoplias Curupira
''Hoplias curupira'', also known as the black wolf-fish, has a wide distribution in the Amazon basin but was described as recently as 2009. Taxonomy ''Hoplias curupira'' was first formally described in 2009 by the Brazilian zoologists Osvaldo Takeshi Oyakawa & George Mendes Taliaferro Mattox with the type locality given as the Rio Itacaiúas, Caldeirão, Serra dos Carajás, Tocantins basin, Pará State in Brazil. The fish is named after Curupira, a mythical creature of Brazilian folklore that protects the forest and it's inhibitants, sometimes taking the form of a small Amerindian child whose feet are turned backwards, making it difficult to follow its tracks. Distribution ''Hoplias curupira'' has an extensive distribution across the north of South America, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam and Brazil in the Orinoco, Rio Negro (Amazon) and its tributaries, Rio Tocantins The Tocantins River ( pt, Rio Tocantins, link=no , , Parkatêjê: ''Pyti'' ɨˈti is a river in Brazil, the ...
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Hoplias Aimara
''Hoplias aimara'', also known as anjumara, traíra, trahira, ''manjuma'', ''anjoemara'' and wolf fish, is a species of freshwater fish found in the rivers of South America. In Amazonia, the native populations are concerned by high levels of mercury contamination which have been linked to the consumption of contaminated fish. ''H. aimara'' is a good bioindicator of such contamination.Maury-Brachet, R., Gentes, S., Dassié, E. P., Feurtet-Mazel, A., Vigouroux, R., Laperche, V., ... & Legeay, A. (2019) Mercury contamination levels in the bioindicator piscivorous fish Hoplias aïmara in French Guiana rivers: mapping for risk assessment'. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-13résumé. Description This is the largest of the ''Hoplias'' species with specimens caught at a length of , the largest rod and reel record stands at . They can weigh as much as . This species has an elongated cylindrical shape. the colour is basically brown with a lighter base colour, although shade ...
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Hoplias Brasiliensis
''Hoplias brasiliensis'' is a species of trahiras.''Hoplias brasiliensis''
at www.fishbase.org.
It is a benthopelagic, tropical freshwater fish which is known from coastal rivers in northeastern Brazil, including the in Bahia
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Hoplias Microcephalus
''Hoplias microcephalus'' is a species of trahiras.''Hoplias microcephalus''
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It is a tropical, benthopelagic freshwater fish which is known to inhabit the in Brazil. Males can reach a maximum length of 35.6 centimetres. ''H. microcephalus'' was ori ...
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Hoplias Australis
''Hoplias australis'' is a predatory freshwater characin fish of the southern Neotropics. Distribution Southern South America, throughout the Rio Uruguay basin, including its tributary Rio Negro, Uruguay where it is endemic. Taxonomy Osvaldo Oyakawa and George Mattox described ''Hoplias austalis'' at the same time as ''Hoplias curupira ''Hoplias curupira'', also known as the black wolf-fish, has a wide distribution in the Amazon basin but was described as recently as 2009. Taxonomy ''Hoplias curupira'' was first formally described in 2009 by the Brazilian zoologists Osvaldo ...''. References Fish of South America Erythrinidae Fish described in 2009 {{Characiformes-stub ...
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Hoplias Lacerdae
''Hoplias lacerdae'' is a predatory freshwater characin fish from South America. The are commonly known are trairão in Brazilian Portuguese. The fish is named in honor of physician-anthropologist Jean Baptiste de Lacerda (1845-1915), the director of the National Museum of Rio Janeiro, because of his interest in the scientific explorations of the region. Distribution South America: Rio Ribeira de Iguape basin in São Paulo and Paraná states of Brazil. Biology ''Hoplias lacerdae'' is an ambush predator of other fish. Description They can grow up to 75 cm in length and the maximum published weight is 4.3 kg. Taxonomy Molecular studies show that this species is not closely related to ''Hoplias malabaricus ''Hoplias malabaricus'', also known as the wolf fish, tiger fish, guabine or trahira, is a predatory Central and South American freshwater ray-finned fish of the characiform family Erythrinidae. Description The maximum known length for this spe ...''. Refere ...
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Hoplias Microlepis
''Hoplias microlepis'' is a species of trahira found in Central Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ... and South America. References Further reading * Erythrinidae Fish described in 1864 Taxa named by Albert Günther Fish of Central America Fish of South America {{Characiformes-stub ...
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