Erythrinidae

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

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Black Wolf Fish

Scientific name: Hoplias curupira (Oyakawa & Mattox 2009)
English: Black Wolf Fish
Dutch: Forelzalmen
Sranan: Blaka Pataka
Trio: Patakai
Wayana: Patakasi
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn

Class: Fishes
Order: Characiformes
Family: Erythrinidae

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Aïmara

Scientific name: Hoplias aimara (Valenciennes 1847)
English: Aïmara / Wolf Fish
Dutch: Forelzalmen
Sranan: Anyumara
Trio: Aimara
Wayana: Aimara/Aimayale
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn

Class: Fishes
Order: Characiformes
Family: Erythrinidae

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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

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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

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