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Scientific Name Ctenolucius hujeta  (Valenciennes, 1850)
Common Names Freshwater Barracuda
Hujeta-Hechtsalmler (Germany)
Type Locality Rivers of Lake Maracaibo basin, Venezuela.
Etymology Ctenolucius: Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Latin, lucius = pike 
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Size 228mm or 9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Río Magdalena and Río Sinú basins (northern Colombia) and rivers draining into Lago de Maracaibo in northwestern Venezuela.
Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Magdalena (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Colombia Caribbean Rivers, Sinú (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Lake Maracaibo (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
Temperature 22.0-25.0°C or 71.6-77°F (Show species within this range)
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22, pp 358.
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Last Update 2019 Oct 27 02:31 (species record created: 2013 Jun 15 08:28)