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Hydrolycus
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Hydrolycus is a genus of large dogtooth characins from tropical South America, where found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins, as well as rivers of the Guianas.[1] The genus includes the largest dogtooth characins, reaching up to 1.17 m (3.8 ft) in length.[1] They have long, pointed teeth (shorter and less extreme in H. wallacei) used for spearing their prey, generally smaller fish.[2] In a study of the stomachs of 45 individuals, most were empty, but among the remaining the prey fish were 15–50% of the length Hydrolycus itself.[3]
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Hydrolycus scomberoides | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Cynodontidae |
Subfamily: | Cynodontinae |
Genus: | Hydrolycus (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844) |
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In 1999 two new species were described, the first in this genus in 158 years.[1][2]