Trahira

Hoplias malabaricus

Trahira — Hoplias malabaricus
  • Freshwater
  • Least Concern
Max length
55 cm
Classification
Class
Teleostei
Order
Characiformes
Family
Erythrinidae
Genus
Hoplias
Distribution
  • Europe - Inland waters
  • North America - Inland waters
  • South America - Inland waters

About the trahira

Hoplias malabaricus, also known as the wolf fish, tiger fish, guabine or trahira, is a predatory Central and South American freshwater ray-finned fish of the characiform family Erythrinidae.

Distribution

Southern Central America to Argentina. Found in most river systems and in the following countries; Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela.

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Where the trahira lives

Distribution data from GBIF (DOI: 10.15468/dl.8rzs8d).

Also known as

Where to catch trahira

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