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
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

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Rhaphiodon vulpinus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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