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Hoplias curupira Oyakawa & Mattox, 2009

Black wolf-fish
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Colombia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: First record reported from the Orinoco River Basin (Ref. 117026).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/co.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: DoNascimiento, C., E.E. Herrera-Collazos, G.A. Herrera-R., A. Ortega-Lara, F.A. Villa-Navarro, J.S.U. Oviedo and J.A. Maldonado-Ocampo, 2017
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > 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 Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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