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Aimara

Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

Status not recordedbony fish

The aimara (Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus) is a species in the family Erythrinidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the aimara

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the aimara live?

Not recorded

Is the aimara endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the aimara classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyErythrinidae
  6. genusHoplerythrinus
  7. SpeciesHoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

Synonyms Erythrinus balteatus, Erythrinus salvus, Erythrinus unitaeniatus, Erythrinus vittatus, Pseuderythrinus rosapinnis

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Gold wolf fishEnglish
  • Golden trahiraEnglish
  • Golden wolf fishEnglish
  • trahir jednopruhýCzech
  • Tararira ñataSpanish
  • JejuPortuguese
  • Однополосый эритринRussian
  • JejúPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the aimara

Other species in the same genus Hoplerythrinus.

Yarrow

Hoplerythrinus cinereus

ErythrinidaeNo free photo yet

Jeju wolffish

Hoplerythrinus gronovii

ErythrinidaeNo free photo yet

CompareAimara vs YarrowAimara vs Jeju wolffish

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the aimara?

The aimara (Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus) belongs to the family Erythrinidae in the order Characiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Aimara (Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/aimara

MLA

“Aimara (Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/aimara.

BibTeX
@misc{aimara_2026,
  title = {Aimara (Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/aimara},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}