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Giant Wolffish
K. Zyskowski & Y. Bereshpolova, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Characins, piranhas & tetras

Giant Wolffish

Hoplias aimara (Valenciennes, 1847)

anyumara Sranan Tongoanjoemara Surinamese Dutch
LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishGiant Wolffish
DutchReuzenwolfvis
SpanishAnjumara
Chinese血色利齿脂鲤
Sranan Tongoanyumara
Surinamese Dutchanjoemara
Scientific nameHoplias aimara (Valenciennes, 1847)

About this species

Hoplias aimara, also known as anjumara, traíra, trahira, manjuma, anjoemara and giant wolf fish, is a species of freshwater fish found in the rivers of South America. In Amazonia, the native populations are concerned by high levels of mercury contamination which have been linked to the consumption of contaminated fish. H. aimara is a good bioindicator of such contamination.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderCharaciformes
FamilyErythrinidae
GenusHoplias

In Suriname

138Records in Suriname
8iNaturalist observations
1963First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini96
  • Brokopondo6
  • Para2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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