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Erythrinidae
Brazilian Wolffish
Hoplias brasiliensis
Twenty Point Three Centimeters Erythrinid Fish of South American Waters
Brazilian Wolffish is a freshwater fish from South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 20.3 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Characins
- Family
- Erythrinidae
- Genus
- Hoplias
- Maximum length
- 20.3 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- South America: Paraguaçu River basin in Bahia, Brazil.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

