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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.
Synonym(s)	Ctenolucius hujeta hujeta, Ctenolucius hujeta insculptus, Ctenolucius insculptus, Hydrocynus hujeta, Luciocharax hujeta, Luciocharax insculptus, Xiphostoma hujeta
Etymology	Ctenolucius: Greek, kteis, ktenos = comb + Latin, lucius = pike
Species Information
Size	228mm or 9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
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) Login to view the map.
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)
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22, pp 358.
Registered Keepers	There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data.
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Last Update	2019 Oct 27 02:31 (species record created: 2013 Jun 15 08:28)