Hoplias microcephalus
| Hoplias microcephalus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Erythrinidae |
| Genus: | Hoplias |
| Species: | H. microcephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hoplias microcephalus (Agassiz, 1829) | |
| Synonyms | |
Hoplias microcephalus is a species of trahiras.[2] It is a tropical, benthopelagic freshwater fish which is known to inhabit the São Francisco River in Brazil.[2] Males can reach a maximum length of 35.6 centimetres.[2]
H. microcephalus was originally described by Louis Agassiz in 1829, under the genus Erythrinus.[3] It was listed as a valid species of Hoplias by O.T. Oyakawa in 2003.[4]
References
- 1 2 Synonyms of Hoplias microcephalus at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 3 Hoplias microcephalus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 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.
External links
- Hoplias microcephalus at www.fishwise.co.za
- Hoplias microcephalus at ITIS
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