''Hoplerythrinus'' is a
genus
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of
trahiras found in
Central and
South America
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. The currently described species in this genus are:
* ''
Hoplerythrinus cinereus''
( T. N. Gill, 1858)
* ''
Hoplerythrinus gronovii''
(Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1847)
* ''
Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus''
( Spix & Agassiz, 1829) (jeju, aimara)
References
*
Erythrinidae
Taxa named by Theodore Gill
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