Hoplias
| Hoplias | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Hoplias malabaricus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Erythrinidae |
| Genus: | Hoplias T. N. Gill, 1903 |
Hoplias is a genus of trahiras found in Central and South America.
Species
There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:
- Hoplias aimara (Valenciennes, 1847)
- Hoplias australis Oyakawa & Mattox, 2009
- Hoplias brasiliensis (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
- Hoplias curupira Oyakawa & Mattox, 2009
- Hoplias intermedius (Günther, 1864)
- Hoplias lacerdae A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1908
- Hoplias macrophthalmus (Pellegrin, 1907) (Giant trahira)
- Hoplias malabaricus (Bloch, 1794) (Trahira) [1]
- Hoplias mbigua Azpelicueta, M. F Benítez, Aichino & C. M. D. Méndez, 2015 [2]
- Hoplias microcephalus (Agassiz, 1829)
- Hoplias microlepis (Günther, 1864) [1]
- Hoplias patana (Valenciennes, 1847)
- Hoplias teres (Valenciennes, 1847) [1]
References
- 1 2 3 Mattox, G.M.T., Bifi, A.G. & Oyakawa, O.T. (2014). "Taxonomic study of Hoplias microlepis (Günther, 1864), a trans-Andean species of trahiras (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Erythrinidae)" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (2): 343–352.
- ↑ Azpelicueta, M.d.l.M., Benítez, M.F., Aichino, D.R. & Mendez, C.M.D. (2015). "A new species of the genus Hoplias (Characiformes, Erythrinidae), a tararira from the lower Paraná River, in Misiones, Argentina." (PDF). Acta zoológica lilloana, 59 (1-2): 71–82.
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