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The Erythrinidae, also known as Trahiras, are a family of freshwater fishes found in the rivers of South America. There are three genera and fourteen species in this family. They are very common and are usually caught with hooks by fishermen, partially because of their voracious behaviour. Some of these fish are predators. Others have the ability to breathe air and move over land between ponds.
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- "Erythrinidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. Feb 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
- Nelson, Joseph S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0471250317
