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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Scientific name: Tometes lebaili (Jégu, Keith & Belmont-Jégu 2002)
English: Pacu
Dutch: Piranha’s en verwanten
Sranan: Pakusi
Trio:
Wayana: Jairë
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae
Scientific name: Serrasalmus rhombeus (Linnaeus 1766)
Vern: black (or redeye) piranha (En); roodogige of zwarte piranha (Du)
Local: piren / pakusipiren (Sr)
Indig: pëne (Tr); pëne (Way)
River system: Marowijne / Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae