Trahira

Hoplias malabaricus

Fish Reaching Sixty Five Centimeters in South American Waters

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Elongated
Large
Tropical fish

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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Erythrinidae
Genus: Hoplias
Maximum length: 65 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Central and South America: Costa Rica to Argentina in most rivers basins.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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