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Rhaphiodon vulpinus Spix & Agassiz, 1829 Biara |
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| Dentudo, Cachorra facão, Cachorra gata, Cachorrão, Chafalote, Cigarra, Dourada-cadela, Dourado cachorro, Dourado cadela, Iauarana, Jauarana, Peixe cigarra, Peixe-cachorro, Peixe-cadela, Piarapucu, Pirá andirá, Ripa, Saicanga, Saranha, Sardinha gata, Tambiu | ||
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photo by
Timm, C.D. |
| Family: | Cynodontidae (Dogtooth characins) | |||
| Max. size: | 80 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,100.0 g | |||
| Environment: | pelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Amazon, Orinoco, and Paraná River basins (Paraná, Paraguay and Uruguay rivers) and rivers of Guyana. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Apparently carnivorous, probably ichthyophagous. Maximum length reported to reach 64 cm SL (Ref. 26147). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 July 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
| Country info: | Recorded from the Caracu and Sao Pedro streams, both tributaries of the Paraná river (Ref. 26076), and the Uruguay River (Ref. 79585). Also Ref. 12202, 38270. | |||