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Cynodontidae (Dogtooth characins)
Etymology: Hydrolycus: Greek, hydr = water + Greek, lykos = wolf (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913) was an English naturalist, evolutionary scientist, geographer and anthropologist and one of the greatest men of science of his age. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical
South America: Negro and upper Orinoco River basins.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 36.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125977); max. published weight: 683.40 g (Ref. 125977)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Toledo-Piza, M., N.A. Menezes and G. Mendes dos Santos, 1999. Revision of the neotropical fish genus Hydrolycus (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Cynodontidae) with the description of two new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 10(3):255-280. (Ref. 35435)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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