Giant trahira
(Hoplias macrophthalmus)

Image source: Jo's Animal Database

Classification

Species: Hoplias macrophthalmus
Genus: Hoplias - Giant trahiras
Family: Erythrinidae - Trahiras
Order: Characiformes - Characins
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Giant trahira
Habitat: Freshwater
Climate: Tropical
Native: South America
Distribution: Amazon, Orinoco, Essequibo, Saramacca River

South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins and coastal rivers in Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.

Max length: 100 cm TL

Max. published weight: 13.2 kg

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