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Hoplias curupira Oyakawa & Mattox, 2009

Black wolf-fish
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Suriname country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Suriname, Nickerie, and Saramacca River basins (Ref. 81195).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ns.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/suriname
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Oyakawa, O.T. and G.M.T. Mattox, 2009
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names ຊື່ສາມັນ | ຄຳສັບຄ້າຍຄືກັນ | Catalog of Fishes(ຕະກຸນ, ຊະນິດ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Erythrinidae (Trahiras)
Etymology: Hoplias: Greek, hoplon = weapon (Ref. 45335);  curupira: Named for Curupira, a mythical creature of the Brazilian folklore that protects the forest. A Curupira is a small Amerindian child characterized by having its feet turned backwards, making it difficult to follow its tracks; noun in apposition...

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range ນິເວດວິທະຍາ

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