| Hydrolycus armatus | |
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| Adult in Berlin Aquarium, Germany | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Cynodontidae |
| Genus: | Hydrolycus |
| Species: | H. armatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrolycus armatus (Jardine, 1841)
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Hydrolycus armatus is a species of dogtooth characin found in freshwater of tropical South America.[2] It is sometimes known as Payara,[1] or harm,[3][4][5] a name it shares with the related H. scomberoides.
This predatory fish occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade, but it requires a very large tank.[3][6] In its native range it is considered a major gamefish.[5][6]
- ^ a b Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Hydrolycus armatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T49829538A91630365. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49829538A91630365.en. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hydrolycus armatus". FishBase. January 2017 version.
- ^ a b "Hydrolycus armatus". SeriouslyFish. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Payara Venezuela". OPEFE. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Payara—Hydrolycus armatus". Acute Angling. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ a b Scott, B.M. (March 2007). "Taming the Untamable—Giant Payara!". TFH Magazine. Retrieved 19 October 2017.