Hoplias brasiliensis

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Hoplias brasiliensis
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H. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Hoplias brasiliensis
(Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
Synonyms

Erythrinus brasiliensis Spix & Agassiz, 1829[1]

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Hoplias brasiliensis is a species of trahiras.[2] It is a benthopelagic, tropical freshwater fish which is known from coastal rivers in northeastern Brazil, including the Paraguaçu River in Bahia,[2] the Pardo River, the Jequitinhonha River in Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo, and the Contas River.[3] Male H. brasiliensis can reach a maximum length of 20.3 centimetres.[2]

It was originally described as Erythrinus brasiliensis by J.B. Spix and L. Agassiz in 1829.[4] It was listed as a valid species of Hoplias by O.T. Oyakawa in 2003.[5]

References

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External links

  • Synonyms of Hoplias brasiliensis at www.fishbase.org.
  • 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hoplias brasiliensis at www.fishbase.org.
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  • Spix, J. B. von and L. Agassiz 1829-31 [ref. 13] Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam annos MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I.... colleget et pingendso curavit Dr J. B. de Spix.... Monachii. Part 1: i-xvi + i-ii + 1-82, Pls. 1-48;, Part 2: 83-138, Pls. 49-101.
  • 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.