Hydrolycus scomberoides (Cuvier, 1819)
Payara
Hydrolycus scomberoides
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.
Diagnosis:   
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


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