Hoplerythrinus

Hoplerythrinus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Erythrinidae, the trahiras. The fishes in this genus are found in Central and South America.

Hoplerythrinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Erythrinidae
Genus:	Hoplerythrinus T. N. Gill, 1896[1]
Type species
Erythrinus unitaeniatus Spix & Agassiz, 1829[1]
Synonyms[1]
Ophiocephalops Fowler, 1906 Pseuderythrinus Hoedeman, 1950

Species

Hoplerythrinus contains the following valid species:^[2]

• Hoplerythrinus cinereus (T. N. Gill, 1858)
• Hoplerythrinus gronovii (Valenciennes, 1847)
• Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)