Fishing for Smallscale wolffish

Hoplias microlepis

The smallscale wolffish is a predatory freshwater fish with a long, cylindrical body, a broad flattened head and a large mouth lined with sharp, conical teeth. It reaches about 20 inches and 3 pounds. It lives in creeks, rivers and swamps with slow or still water over sand and mud. An ambush hunter, it lurks motionless before striking other fish. This summary was AI generated

Water type

Freshwater

IUCN Status

Least concern

Threat to humans

Harmless

Source: Fishbase

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