Biara
This article is about a species and genus of fish. For the genus of plants, see Rhaphiodon echinus. For the village in Iran, see Biara, Iran.
| Biara | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Cynodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Cynodontinae |
| Genus: | Rhaphiodon |
| Species: | R. vulpinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhaphiodon vulpinus Spix & Agassiz, 1829 | |
The biara (Rhaphiodon vulpinus) is a South American piscivorous fish. It belongs to the monotypic genus Rhaphiodon. It is found in the Amazon, Orinoco, and the Paraná River basins.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Rhaphiodon vulpinus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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