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Gold Wolf Fish
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Characins, piranhas & tetras

Gold Wolf Fish

Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

warapa Sranan Tongowalapa Surinamese Dutch
LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishGold Wolf Fish
DutchWalapa
SpanishYeyú
Chinese单带红脂鲤
Sranan Tongowarapa
Surinamese Dutchwalapa
Scientific nameHoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

About this species

Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus, the gold wolffish, aimara or yarrow, is currently treated as a single species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Erythrinidae, the trahiras. This is a widespread fish in tropical South America, and appears to be a species complex rather than a single species.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderCharaciformes
FamilyErythrinidae
GenusHoplerythrinus

In Suriname

123Records in Suriname
6iNaturalist observations
1844First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini34
  • Marowijne6
  • Saramacca4
  • Brokopondo2
  • Paramaribo1

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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