''Hoplerythrinus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
trahira
The Erythrinidae are a family of fishes found in rivers and other freshwater habitats from Costa Rica south as far as Argentina. They are common and are caught with hooks by fishermen, partially because of their voracious behaviour. They are some ...
s found in
Central and
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the souther ...
. The currently described species in this genus are:
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( T. N. Gill, 1858)
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Hoplerythrinus gronovii
''Hoplerythrinus gronovii'' is a species of trahira (family Erythrinidae). It is a tropical, pelagic freshwater fish.
The fish is named in honor of the Dutch naturalist Laurens Theodorus Gronovius
Laurens Theodoor Gronovius (1 June 1730 – 8 ...
''
(Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1847)
* ''
Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus''
( Spix & Agassiz
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz ( ; ) FRS (For) FRSE (May 28, 1807 – December 14, 1873) was a Swiss-born American biologist and geologist who is recognized as a scholar of Earth's natural history.
Spending his early life in Switzerland, he rec ...
, 1829) (jeju, aimara)
References
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Erythrinidae
Taxa named by Theodore Gill
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