Hydrolycus scomberoides
Sign in to saveThe payara (Hydrolycus scomberoides) is a species of dogtooth tetra. This predatory fish is found in the Amazon Basin in tropical South America. It was the first of four species to be described in the genus Hydrolycus.
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SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyCynodontidae
Habitatfreshwater
二名法 Hydrolycus scomberoidesCuvier, 1819 似鯖水狼牙魚又可稱似鯖水狼牙脂鯉、大吸血鬼魚，為輻鰭魚綱脂鯉目脂鯉亞目狼牙脂鯉科的其中一個種，分布於南美洲亞馬遜河流域，體長可達117公分，棲息在河川底中層水域，以其他魚類為食，生活習性不明，可做為食用魚、遊釣魚及觀賞魚，在水族市場上稱為大暴牙。 参考文献 Froese, Rainer & Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Hydrolycus scomberoides in FishBase. 2013年8月版本 这是一篇關於魚類的小作品。你可以通过编辑或修订扩充其内容。 查 论 编 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=似鯖水狼牙魚&oldid=52946640” 分类： 食用鱼 觀賞魚 水狼牙魚屬 隐藏分类： TaxoboxLatinName 本地相关图片与维基数据相同 FishBaseLatinName 全部小作品 魚類小作品
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The payara (Hydrolycus scomberoides) is a species of dogtooth tetra. This predatory fish is found in the Amazon Basin in tropical South America. It was the first of four species to be described in the genus Hydrolycus.
==Description== The most noticeable feature of H. scomberoides is the two long fangs protruding from its lower jaw. These are used to impale its prey, mostly smaller fish. It typically reaches a standard length of about , but can reach up to . Reports exist of far larger individuals, up to in total length and in weight, based on records by IGFA, but this likely involves confusion with the related H. armatus.