Hoplerythrinus cinereus

Hoplerythrinus cinereus
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)
Synonyms
  • Erythrinus cinereus Gill, 1858

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.