Hoplerythrinus cinereus
| Hoplerythrinus cinereus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Erythrinidae |
| Genus: | Hoplerythrinus |
| Species: | H. cinereus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hoplerythrinus cinereus (Gill, 1858) | |
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Hoplerythrinus cinereus is a species of trahira (family Erythrinidae). It is a tropical, pelagic freshwater fish which is known from the Island of Trinidad off northeastern Venezuela. Males can reach a maximum standard length of 20.2 cm (8.0 in).
H. cinereus was originally described by T.N. Gill in 1858, as a species of Hoplerythrinus. It was listed as a valid species of Erythrinus by Osvaldo Takeshi Oyakawa in 2003.