Genus

Ctenolucius

Species: 1
Photographed: 1 of 1
Difficulty rated: 1 of 1

Where the name comes from

from a form of the Ancient Greek κτείς (kteís), meaning 'comb'-, and Latin lucius, used in reference to the superficially similar northern pike, Esox lucius.

Ctenolucius hujetaGar Characin

Valenciennes, 1850

C. hujeta is traded under various names including 'slant-nosed gar', 'hujeta gar', 'rocket gar' and 'freshwater barracuda' but it and other members of the family Ctenoluciidae have traditionally been referred to as 'pike characids'. They're all predatory fishes native to South America, included in the order Characiformes and currently spread across two genera; Ctenolucius with two species and Boulengerella with five. The two genera are ...

Moderate