Giant trahira (Hoplias macrophthalmus)

Scientific name: Hoplias macrophthalmus Pellegrin, 1907

Giant trahira (Hoplias macrophthalmus)

The Giant trahira (Hoplias macrophthalmus) is a freshwater fish of the family Erythrinidae. Native range: South America, Amazon and Orinoco River basins and coastal rivers in Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hoplias macrophthalmus
Family
Erythrinidae (Trahiras)
Order
Characiformes (Characins)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
100.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins and coastal rivers in Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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