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Erythrinus cephalus

Status not recordedbony fish

Erythrinus cephalus is a species in the family Erythrinidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about Erythrinus cephalus

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 Erythrinus cephalus live?

Not recorded

Is Erythrinus cephalus 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 Erythrinus cephalus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyErythrinidae
  6. genusErythrinus
  7. SpeciesErythrinus cephalus Meuschen, 1778

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Erythrinus cephalus

Other species in the same genus Erythrinus.

Red trahira

Erythrinus erythrinus

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What kind of animal is Erythrinus cephalus?

Erythrinus cephalus (Erythrinus cephalus) belongs to the family Erythrinidae in the order Characiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Erythrinus cephalus (Erythrinus cephalus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/erythrinus-cephalus

MLA

“Erythrinus cephalus (Erythrinus cephalus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/erythrinus-cephalus.

BibTeX
@misc{erythrinus_cephalus_2026,
  title = {Erythrinus cephalus (Erythrinus cephalus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/erythrinus-cephalus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}