Hydrolycus tatauaia

The Hydrolycus tatauaia lives in the pelagic, freshwater environment.

Hydrolycus tatauaia - is very similar to Hydrolycus armatus, but difference by a smaller number of scales in the lateral line (102 in H. tatauaia, 119 in H. More

Hi bro, could your payara be Hydrolycus tatauaia instead of an armatus? jldown04 (1 year ago) Show Hide Marked as spamReply No,it was 100% armatus. Ive owned tats before too. This fish went from 4" ti 12" in three months! No tat could ever grow that fast. More

Common names

Cachorra in Portuguese (Português)
Pirandirá in Portuguese (Português)

Order : Characiformes
Family : Cynodontidae
Genus : Hydrolycus
Species : Hydrolycus tatauaia
Authority : Toledo-Piza, Menezes & Santos,1999