Hydrolycus

Hydrolycus is a genus of large dogtooth characins from tropical South America, where found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins, as well as rivers of the Guianas. They have long, pointed teeth used for spearing their prey, generally smaller fish. The genus includes the largest dogtooth characins, reaching up to 1.17 m (3.8 ft) in length.

Contents

• Hydrolycus family of fish
• Aggressive aquarium fish predators hydrolycus scomberoides
• Species
• References

In 1999 two species were described, the first in this genus in 158 years.