Trahira
Hoplias malabaricus (Bloch, 1794)
Status not recordedbony fish
The trahira (Hoplias malabaricus) is a species in the family Erythrinidae, order Characiformes.
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Quick facts about the 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 trahira live?
Not recorded
Is the 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 trahira classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderCharaciformes
- familyErythrinidae
- genusHoplias
- SpeciesHoplias malabaricus (Bloch, 1794)
Synonyms Erythrinus macrodon, Erythrinus trahira, Esox malabaricus, Esox tararira, Hoplias malabarica, Macrodon ferox, Macrodon malabaricus, Macrodon tareira, Synodus palustris, Synodus tareira
Other names and names in other languages (18)
- Common wolf fishEnglish
- Tiger characinEnglish
- TigerfishEnglish
- Wolf fishEnglish
- trahir malabarskýCzech
- Spættet rovtetraDanish
- TaraíraSpanish
- Poisson tigreFrench
- Gewone wolfvisDutch
- TraíraPortuguese
- Малабарская траираRussian
- 牙魚Chinese
- FasacoSpanish
- TarangoSpanish
- TarariraSpanish
- TaruchaSpanish
- Poisson-tigreFrench
- Малабарский хоплиасRussian
Relatives of the trahira
Other species in the same genus Hoplias.
Yarrow
Hoplias aimara
Blue wolf fish
Hoplias lacerdae
Tiger fish
Hoplias microlepis
Brazilian wolffish
Hoplias brasiliensis
Black wolf fish
Hoplias curupira
CompareTrahira vs YarrowTrahira vs Blue wolf fishTrahira vs Hoplias macrophthalmusTrahira vs Tiger fish
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the trahira?
The trahira (Hoplias malabaricus) 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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