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Hoplias malabaricus

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Hoplias malabaricus, also known as the wolf fish, it is a predatory Central and South American freshwater ray finned fish of the characiform family Erythrinidae. The maximum length for this species is a little over 50 cm. Like other members of the genus Hoplias this species has a cylindrical body shape with a large mouth equipped with prominent teeth. It is a very aggresive fish always ready to attack, it is a smaller version of Hoplias aimara that grows up to 120 cm and weight up to 20 kg. Coloration is highly variable but is usually grey-brown with darker vertical strpes or a single horizontal stripe. Distribution: Southern Central America to Argentina. Found in most river systems and in the following countries; Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela
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06-18-2017, 12:43 AM

Wolf Fish vs Parachromis Managuense aka Jag Cichlid





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Big Hoplias malabaricus
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09-08-2017, 06:43 AM ( This post was last modified: 09-08-2017, 06:49 AM by epaiva )

Credits to Lucas Gabriel Santangelo, @Guilherme_r_costa_silva and Rodrigo Ribeiro with record size specimen 65 cm long


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