Red Tail Payara Vampire Tetra (Hydrolycus tatauaia) Sizes:5 - 5.5 inches This popular fish is bred

This popular fish is bred mainly in the USA for stocking ponds and lake for recreational fishing

Chu drainage and southern and western Caspian Sea

35 m (4 ft 5 in) in length and 40 kg (88 lb) in weight

The lungfish ear is highly developed

but not required as a primary diet

Red Tail Payara Vampire Tetra (Hydrolycus tatauaia) Sizes:5 - 5.5 inches This popular fish is bredThe Vampire Tetra is a remarkable characin, but it is not your typical tetra. One look at the mouth of this fish and there will be no doubt that the Payara is a vicious carnivore. This incredible fish has two large fangs on its lower jaw. These fangs can be 4 to 6 inches long. In fact, the two main lower teeth are so long that upper jaw has holes for them to fit into. Payara are fast and aggressive feeders. These fish usually swallow their prey whole