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Black wolf fish

Hoplias curupira Oyakawa & Mattox, 2009

Status not recordedbony fish

The black wolf fish (Hoplias curupira) is a species in the family Erythrinidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the black wolf fish

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 black wolf fish live?

Not recorded

Is the black wolf fish 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 black wolf fish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyErythrinidae
  6. genusHoplias
  7. SpeciesHoplias curupira Oyakawa & Mattox, 2009
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Zwarte wolfvisDutch
  • TraíraPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the black wolf fish

Other species in the same genus Hoplias.

Trahira

Hoplias malabaricus

ErythrinidaeNo free photo yet

Yarrow

Hoplias aimara

ErythrinidaeNo free photo yet

Tiger fish

Hoplias microlepis

ErythrinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the black wolf fish?

The black wolf fish (Hoplias curupira) belongs to the family Erythrinidae in the order Characiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black wolf fish (Hoplias curupira). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-wolf-fish

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“Black wolf fish (Hoplias curupira).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-wolf-fish.

BibTeX
@misc{black_wolf_fish_2026,
  title = {Black wolf fish (Hoplias curupira)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-wolf-fish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}