Hoplerythrinus
Genus of fishes
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Hoplerythrinus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Erythrinidae, the trahiras. The fishes in this genus are found in Central and South America.
| Hoplerythrinus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Erythrinidae |
| Genus: | Hoplerythrinus T. N. Gill, 1896[1] |
| Type species | |
| Erythrinus unitaeniatus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Species
Hoplerythrinus contains the following valid species:[2]
- Hoplerythrinus cinereus (T. N. Gill, 1858)
- Hoplerythrinus gronovii (Valenciennes, 1847)
- Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
