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Payara Venezuela

Hydroylcus species

First, a sincere gracious thank you to Edouard Paiva, Ivan Mikolji (provider of 95 centimeter specimen information below) both from Venezuela. And to Mr. Arnaldo Ferrer from Museo de Historia Natural la Salle, Caracas, Venezuela for assisting Edouard with the specimens.

Images and information of size of teeth (canine) for Payara's (Hydrolycus armatus) different sizes:

IMAGES 1

Photo by Edouard Paiva, Venezuela OPEFE USE ONLY H. armatus H. armtus head view. Photo credit; Edouard Paiva, Venezuela. OPEFE USE ONLY

  1. Total length of body 44 centimeters. Length of teeth 2.3 centimeters.

  2. Total length of body 58 centimeters. Length of teeth 3.0 centimeters.

  3. Total length of body 65 centimeters. Length of teeth 3.1 and 3.2 centimeters.

  4. Total length of body 80 centimeters. Length of teeth 3.6 and 3.7 centimeters.

  5. Total length of body 95 centimeters. Length of teeth 5.2 centimeters.

IMAGES 2

Total length of body 44 centimeters. Length of teeth 2.3 centimeters.

Photo: Edouard Paiva, H. armatus, OPEFE USE ONLY Hydrolycus armtus, photo Edouard Paiva, OPEFE USE ONLY H. armaus, photo Edouard Paiva, OPEFE USE ONLY Photo: Edouard Paiva, H. armatus, OPEFE USE ONLY Hydrolycus armatus, Venezuela. Photo Edouard Paiva. OPEFE USE ONLY

IMAGES 3

No measurements available.

Hydrolycus armatus, Photo Edouard Paiva, Venezuela. OPEFE USE ONLY Hydrolycus armatus, Photo Edouard Paiva, Venezuela. OPEFE USE ONLY Hydrolycus armatus, Photo Edouard Paiva, Venezuela. OPEFE USE ONLY

 

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