Ctenoluciidae

Ctenolucius hujeta

American Pike Characin ( Ctenoluciidae ) are predators of the order Characins ( Characiformes ).

Dissemination

They live in northern South America and southern Central America. The five species of the genus Boulengerella live in the Amazon and the Orinoco, the Rio Tocantins, in the rivers of the three Guyanas and in eastern and central Panama to the province of Veraguas. The two Ctenolucius species occur in the opening into the Pacific rivers of Panama, in the rivers of the western and northern Colombia, such as the Magdalena River, and freshwater lagoons on Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela.

Features

American Pike Characin have an elongated, cylindrical body. The scales are small. Their color is gray, with brown stripes or spots, or silvery. They are 22 to about 68 inches long. Dorsal and anal fins are typical of shock robbers, far behind. The pelvic fins have eight fin rays. The fish have an adipose fin. Your mouth is extended and filled with numerous teeth turned backwards.

Way of life

American Pike Characin live solitary than gregarious juveniles than adult animals. Keep preferably at the water surface, and feed as a shock predators of insect larvae, crustaceans and smaller fish.

System

• Family Pike Characin ( Ctenoluciidae ) genus Boulengerella Boulengerella cuvieri
• Streifenhechtsalmler ( Boulengerella lateristriga )
• Cuvier Pike Characin ( Boulengerella lucius)
• Spotted Pike Characin ( Boulengerella maculata )
• Boulengerella xyrekes

• Gavial Pike Characin ( Ctenolucius beani )
• Hujeta - Pike Characin ( Ctenolucius hujeta )