Английская Википедия:Hoplias lacerdae

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Hoplias lacerdae is a predatory freshwater characin fish from South America. They are commonly known are trairão in Brazilian Portuguese.

The fish is named in honor of physician-anthropologist Jean Baptiste de Lacerda (1845-1915), the director of the National Museum of Rio Janeiro, because of his interest in the scientific explorations of the region.[1]

Distribution

South America: Rio Ribeira de Iguape basin in São Paulo and Paraná states of Brazil.[2]

Biology

Hoplias lacerdae is an ambush predator of other fish.

Description

They can grow up to 75 cm in length and the maximum published weight is 4.3 kg.[2]

Taxonomy

Molecular studies show that this species is not closely related to Hoplias malabaricus.[3]

References

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  • Osvaldo T Oyakawa, George M T Mattox (2009), Revision of the Neotropical trahiras of the Hoplias lacerdae species-group (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Erythrinidae) with descriptions of two new species Neotropical Ichthyology,Vol 7, pp 117–140

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