Rank Species | Phylum Chordata | |
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Similar Hoplias, Hoplias aimara, Erythrinidae, Erythrinus, Hoplerythrinus | ||
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Hoplias lacerdae is a predatory freshwater characin fish from South America.
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Young hoplias lacerdae eating shrimps
Distribution
South America: Rio Ribeira de Iguape basin in São Paulo and Paraná states of Brazil.
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.
Taxonomy
Molecular studies show that this species is not closely related to Hoplias malabaricus.
References
Hoplias lacerdae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA