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Hydrolycus scomberoides (Cuvier, 1819) Payara |
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photo by
Magalhães, K. |
| Family: | Cynodontidae (Dogtooth characins) | |||
| Max. size: | 117 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 18 kg | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Amazon River basin. | |||
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| Biology: | Apparently carnivorous, probably ichthyophagous. Maximum length reported to reach 40 cm TL (Ref. 12468). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 July 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||