Hydrolycus armatus

Hydrolycus armatus
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Cynodontidae
Genus: Hydrolycus
Species: H. armatus
Binomial name
Hydrolycus armatus
(Jardine, 1841)

Hydrolycus armatus is a species of dogtooth characin found in tropical South America. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.

Distribution and habitat

This species of fish is found in the Amazon and Orinoco River basins as well a rivers in Guyana.[1]

Description

Adults of this species can grow up to 66 centimetres (26 in) but usually grow smaller.[1]

In the aquarium

This fish occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Hydrolycus armatus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.