Hoplias

Hoplias
Hoplias malabaricus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Erythrinidae
Genus: Hoplias
T. N. Gill, 1903

Hoplias is a genus of trahiras found in Central and South America.

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mattox, G.M.T., Bifi, A.G. & Oyakawa, O.T. (2014). "Taxonomic study of Hoplias microlepis (Günther, 1864), a trans-Andean species of trahiras (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Erythrinidae)" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (2): 343–352.