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Harm

Hydrolycus armatus (Jardine, 1841)

Status not recordedbony fish

The harm (Hydrolycus armatus) is a species in the family Cynodontidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the harm

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 harm live?

Not recorded

Is the harm 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 harm classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyCynodontidae
  6. genusHydrolycus
  7. SpeciesHydrolycus armatus (Jardine, 1841)

Synonyms Hydrocyon armatus

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Black-tailed PayaraEnglish
  • zubatice ozbrojenáCzech
  • PayaraSpanish
  • IsosusitetraFinnish
  • SaranhaPortuguese
  • ปลาอาร์มาทัสหางดำThai
  • CachorraPortuguese
  • Cachorra-verdadeiraPortuguese
  • PirandiráPortuguese
  • PiranteraPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the harm

Other species in the same genus Hydrolycus.

Payara

Hydrolycus scomberoides

CynodontidaeNo free photo yet

Paraya

Hydrolycus tatauaia

CynodontidaeNo free photo yet

CompareHarm vs PayaraHarm vs ParayaHarm vs Wallace's Payara

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the harm?

The harm (Hydrolycus armatus) belongs to the family Cynodontidae 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). Harm (Hydrolycus armatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/harm

MLA

“Harm (Hydrolycus armatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/harm.

BibTeX
@misc{harm_2026,
  title = {Harm (Hydrolycus armatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/harm},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}