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Red trahira

Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Status not recordedbony fish

The red trahira (Erythrinus erythrinus) is a species in the family Erythrinidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the red trahira

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 red trahira live?

Not recorded

Is the red trahira 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 red trahira classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyErythrinidae
  6. genusErythrinus
  7. SpeciesErythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Synonyms Erythrinus brevicauda, Erythrinus longipinnis, Erythrinus salmoneus, Synodus erythrinus

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Rainbow wolf fishEnglish
  • Red wolf fishEnglish
  • trahir krátkoocasýCzech
  • JejuPortuguese
  • Обыкновенный эритринусRussian
  • MorobáPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red trahira

Other species in the same genus Erythrinus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the red trahira?

The red trahira (Erythrinus erythrinus) 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). Red trahira (Erythrinus erythrinus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-trahira

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{red_trahira_2026,
  title = {Red trahira (Erythrinus erythrinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-trahira},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}