| Biara | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Cynodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Cynodontinae |
| Genus: | Rhaphiodon Agassiz in Spix & Agassiz, 1829 |
| Species: | R. vulpinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhaphiodon vulpinus Agassiz in Spix & Agassiz, 1829 |
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The biara (Rhaphiodon vulpinus) is a piscivorous fish. It is also a pelagic and freshwater fish. It is found in many South American freshwater rivers, and is known for its long extra-oral teeth.[1]