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Payara

Fish

The payara is a species of dogtooth tetra, a predatory fish found in the Amazon Basin of tropical South America. It was the first of four species described in the genus Hydrolycus.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Characiformes, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Payara

In Ecosystem

Amazon Rainforest, Ecosystems
Source Wikipedia: Payara
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Bolivia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Colombia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ecuador, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Guyana, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Peru, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Payara
WikipediaSpeciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
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status = LC
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
Wikidata: Payara
Child Taxon Of: Characiformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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