Hoplias aimara

Anjumara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Erythrinidae
Genus: Hoplias
Species: H. aimara
Binomial name
Hoplias aimara
(Valenciennes, 1847)

The Hoplias aimara, also known as Anjumara, Anjoemara and Wolf Fish, is a species of freshwater fish found in the rivers of South America.[1] There have been many unproven stories of vicious attacks on humans, as Jeremy Wade recounts on River Monsters.[2]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Hoplias aimara" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  2. ^ "Wolf Fish". Animal Planet. http://animal.discovery.com/fish/river-monsters/wolf-fish.html. Retrieved 1 August 2011.