Hoplias lacerdae
| Hoplias lacerdae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Erythrinidae |
| Genus: | Hoplias |
| Species: | H. lacerdae |
| Binomial name | |
| Hoplias lacerdae A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1908 | |
Hoplias lacerdae is a predatory freshwater characin fish from South America.
Distribution
South America: Rio Ribeira de Iguape basin in São Paulo and Paraná states of Brazil.[1]
Biology
Hoplias lacerdae is an ambush predator of other fish.
Description
They can grow up to 75 cm in length and the maximum published weight is 4.3 kg.[2]
Taxonomy
Molecular studies show that this species is not closely related to Hoplias malabaricus.[3]
References
- ↑ http://fishbase.org/summary/Hoplias-lacerdae.html
- ↑ http://fishbase.org/summary/Hoplias-lacerdae.html
- ↑ "Evolutionary cytogenetics of the Hoplias lacerdae, Miranda Ribeiro, 1908 group. A particular pathway concerning the other Erythrinidae fish.". Braz J Biol 67 (4 Suppl): 897–903. Dec 2007. PMID 18278357.
- Osvaldo T Oyakawa, George M T Mattox (2009), Revision of the Neotropical trahiras of the Hoplias lacerdae species-group (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Erythrinidae) with descriptions of two new species Neotropical Ichthyology,Vol 7, pp 117–140