Ctenoluciidae
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| Ctenoluciidae | |
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| Ctenolucius hujeta | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Superfamily: | Erythrinoidea |
| Family: | Ctenoluciidae |
Ctenoluciidae (meaning "comb light family"), also known as pike-characins, is a small family of freshwater fishes from Panama and South America.
They have elongate, pike-like bodies, and several sharp and conical teeth. They are relatively large (up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) in length), predatory fish.[1]
Some of these fish, such as Ctenolucius hujeta, enter the aquarium fish hobby, often being labeled a "Freshwater Barracuda" or "Freshwater Needlefish", descriptions of fish that are both unrelated to members of this family.
[edit] Genera
There are only two genera in this group:[2]
- Genus Boulengerella
- Genus Ctenolucius
[edit] References
- ^ Weitzman, S.H. & Vari, R.P. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.. ed. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 102. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Ctenoluciidae" in FishBase. October 2011 version.
- Nelson, Joseph S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0471250317
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