Corydora
Scientific name: Corydoras spp.
English: Corydora
Dutch: Pantsermeervallen
Sranan: Seseiguse
Trio: Wirika
Wayana: Ilikai
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Cascarudo
Scientific name: Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus 1758)
English: Cascarudo
Dutch: Pantsermeervallen
Sranan: Plata-Ede-Kwikwi
Trio: Siwiri
Wayana: Atpa/Etpa
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Common Wolf Fish
Scientific name: Hoplias malabaricus (Bloch 1794)
English: Common Wolf Fish / Trahira
Dutch: Forelzalmen
Sranan: Pataka
Trio: Aimara
Wayana: Aimala
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Characiformes
Family: Erythrinidae
Black Wolf Fish
Scientific name: Hoplias curupira (Oyakawa & Mattox 2009)
Vern: black wolf fish (En); forelzalmen (Du)
Local: blaka pataka (Sr)
Indig: patakai (Tr); patakasi (Way)
River system: Marowijne / Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Characiformes
Family: Erythrinidae
Aïmara
Scientific name: Hoplias aimara (Valenciennes 1847)
Vern: aïmara / wolf fish (En); forelzalmen (Du)
Local: anyumara (Sr)
Indig: aimara (Tr); aimara/aimayale (Way)
River system: Marowijne / Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Characiformes
Family: Erythrinidae
Golden Wolf Fish
Scientific name: Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Spix & Agassiz 1829)
English: Golden Wolf Fish
Dutch: Forelzalmen
Sranan: Walapa
Trio: Warapa
Wayana: Walapa
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Characiformes
Family: Erythrinidae
Red Wolf Fish
Scientific name: Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & Schneider 1801)
English: Red Wolf Fish
Dutch: Forelzalmen
Sranan: Matuli / Stonwalapa
Trio: Alakapuri
Wayana: Letkë / Elétékë
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Characiformes
Family: Erythrinidae
Dogteeth Tetra
Scientific name: Cynodon gibbus (Agassiz 1829)
English: Dogteeth Tetras
Dutch: Karperzalmen
Sranan: Adyenu
Trio: Rei
Wayana: Ëlemakë
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Characiformes
Family: Cynodontidae
Pike Characin
Scientific name: Acestrorhynchus microlepis (Jardine 1841)
English: Pike Characin
Dutch: Spilzalmen
Sranan: Dagufisi
Trio: Sarata
Wayana: Halatawai
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhynchidae
Red-Tailed Freshwater Barracuda
Scientific name: Acestrorhynchus falcatus (Bloch 1794)
English: Red-Tailed Freshwater Barracuda
Dutch: Spilzalmen
Sranan: Dagufisi
Trio: Sarata
Wayana: Halatawai
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhynchidae
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