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Hoplias curupira Oyakawa & Mattox, 2009

Black wolf-fish
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Image of Hoplias curupira (Black wolf-fish)
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drawing shows typical species in Erythrinidae.


Brazil country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the rivers of the Amazon basin including rios Capim, Tocantins, Xingu and Tapajós on the right bank of the rio Amazonas and rios Trombetas and Negro on the left bank, including upper tributaries of the rio Negro (rios Tiquié and Uaupés) (Ref. 81195).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Oyakawa, O.T. and G.M.T. Mattox, 2009
National Database:

Common names from other countries

التصنيف / Names الأسماء الشائعة | مرادفات | Catalog of Fishes(جنس, الانواع) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Erythrinidae (Trahiras)
Etymology: Hoplias: Greek, hoplon = weapon (Ref. 45335);  curupira: Named for Curupira, a mythical creature of the Brazilian folklore that protects the forest. A Curupira is a small Amerindian child characterized by having its feet turned backwards, making it difficult to follow its tracks; noun in apposition...

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range البيئة

; المياه العذبة قاعية التغذية و المعيشة.   Tropical

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