Leporinus tigrinus
| Leporinus tigrinus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Genus: | Leporinus |
| Species: | L. tigrinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Leporinus tigrinus Borodin 1929
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Leporinus tigrinus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. It is native to the Tapajós, Tocantins and Xingu river basins in Brazil, and has also been introduced to the upper Paraná basin.[1][2]
Description
Leporinus tigrinus can reach up to 29.8 cm (11.7 in) in standard length.[3]
References
- ^ a b Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Leporinus tigrinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022: e.T139549236A139549242. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ Garavello, J.C.; Britski, H.A. (2003). "Anostomidae (Headstanders)". In R.E. Reis; S.O. Kullander; C.J. Ferraris Jr (eds.). Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 71–84.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leporinus tigrinus". FishBase. June 2023 version.