Erythrinus erythrinus
| Erythrinus erythrinus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Erythrinidae |
| Genus: | Erythrinus |
| Species: | E. erythrinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Erythrinus erythrinus, sometimes called the red wolf fish, is a species of trahira (family Erythrinidae).[2] It is a tropical freshwater fish which is known to inhabit Central and South American rivers such as the Amazon and the Orinoco, as well as rivers in the Guianas. It is able to live in water with a pH of 5.6–7.8.[2] E. erythrinus can reach a maximum standard length of 20 centimetres, and an overall length of 25 centimetres.[2] The trahira feeds primarily on bony fish, insects, and benthic crustaceans.[3] Although it is not of interest to fisheries, it is a commercial aquarium fish.[2]
It was described by Marcus Elieser Bloch and Johann Gottlob Schneider in 1801,[4] originally under the lizardfish genus Synodus. It was listed as a valid species of Erythrinus by Osvaldo Takeshi Oyakawa in 2003.[5]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Erythrinus erythrinus at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 3 4 Erythrinus erythrinus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Recorded food items for Erythrinus erythrinus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Bloch, M. E. and J. G. Schneider 1801 [ref. 471] M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum. M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae.: i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110.
- ↑ Oyakawa, O. T. 2003 Erythrinidae (Trahiras). p. 238-240. In R. E. Reis, S. O. Kullander and C. J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.