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Family: Erythrinidae Trahiras



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18 species (see list below)
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Photo by Moeremans, L.

Central and South America
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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Erythrinus erythrinus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 19 cm SL
 
Erythrinus kessleri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20.2 cm SL
 
Hoplerythrinus cinereus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.8 cm SL
 
Hoplerythrinus gronovii
[]

Photo by Pereira, R.C.

Central and South America
Max. Length 28.5 cm SL
Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

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Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus
[Aimara]

Photo by Brosse, S.

South America
Max. Length 100 cm SL
Hoplias aimara (Valenciennes, 1847)

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Hoplias aimara
[]

Photo by Petersen, P.

South America
Max. Length 44.4 cm SL
Hoplias australis Oyakawa & Mattox, 2009

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Hoplias australis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20.3 cm SL
 
Hoplias brasiliensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 29.9 cm SL
 
Hoplias curupira
[Black wolf-fish]
No picture found

Max. Length 60 cm SL
 
Hoplias intermedius
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 75 cm SL
Hoplias lacerdae Miranda Ribeiro, 1908

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Hoplias lacerdae
[]

Photo by IGFA

South America
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Hoplias macrophthalmus (Pellegrin, 1907)

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Hoplias macrophthalmus
[Giant trahira]

Photo by Roselet, F.F.G.

Central and South America
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Hoplias malabaricus (Bloch, 1794)

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Hoplias malabaricus
[Trahira]
No picture found

Max. Length 29.3 cm SL
 
Hoplias mbigua
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 35.6 cm SL
 
Hoplias microcephalus
[]

Photo by Béarez, P.

Central and South America
Max. Length 36 cm SL
Hoplias microlepis (Günther, 1864)

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Hoplias microlepis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 39.4 cm SL
 
Hoplias patana
[]
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Max. Length 15.3 cm SL
 
Hoplias teres
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Erythrinus erythrinus Central and South America 20 SL 1801
Erythrinus kessleri South America 19 SL 1877
Hoplerythrinus cinereus Central America 20.2 SL 1858
Hoplerythrinus gronovii South America 17.8 SL 1847
Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus Aimara Central and South America 28.5 SL 1829
Hoplias aimara South America 100 SL 1847
Hoplias australis South America 44.4 SL 2009
Hoplias brasiliensis South America 20.3 SL 1829
Hoplias curupira Black wolf-fish South America 29.9 SL 2009
Hoplias intermedius South America 60 SL 1864
Hoplias lacerdae South America 75 SL 1908
Hoplias macrophthalmus Giant trahira South America 100 TL 1907
Hoplias malabaricus Trahira Central and South America 65 TL 1794
Hoplias mbigua South America 29.3 SL 2015
Hoplias microcephalus South America 35.6 SL 1829
Hoplias microlepis Central and South America 36 SL 1864
Hoplias patana South America 39.4 SL 1847
Hoplias teres South America 15.3 SL 1847



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