Hoplerythrinus cinereus

Hoplerythrinus cinereus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Erythrinidae
Genus: Hoplerythrinus
Species:
H. cinereus
Binomial name
Hoplerythrinus cinereus
(Gill, 1858)
Synonyms[1]
  • Erythrinus cinereus Gill, 1858

Hoplerythrinus cinereus is a species of trahira (family Erythrinidae).[2] It is a tropical, pelagic freshwater fish which is known from the Island of Trinidad off northeastern Venezuela. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 20.2 cm (8.0 in).[2]

H. cinereus was originally described by T.N. Gill in 1858, as a species of Hoplerythrinus.[3] It was listed as a valid species of Erythrinus by Osvaldo Takeshi Oyakawa in 2003.[4]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Hoplerythrinus cinereus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Hoplerythrinus cinereus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Gill, T.N., 1858 [ref. 1750] Synopsis of the fresh water fishes of the western portion of the island of Trinidad, W. I. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York v. 6 (nos. 10-13): 363-430.
  4. ^ Oyakawa, O. T. 2003 Erythrinidae (Trahiras). p. 238-240. In R. E. Reis, S. O. Kullander and C. J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.