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)
English: Black Wolf Fish
Dutch: Forelzalmen
Sranan: Blaka Pataka
Trio: Patakai
Wayana: Patakasi
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Characiformes
Family: Erythrinidae
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
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)
English: Black (or Redeye) Piranha
Dutch: Roodogige of Zwarte Piranha
Sranan: Piren / Pakusipiren
Trio: Pëne
Wayana: Pëne
River system:
Marowijne
Corantijn
Class: Fishes
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae