Threespot leporinus

Leporinus friderici

Forty Centimeters Anostomid Fish of the Amazon Basin

Threespot leporinus is a freshwater fish found around South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 40 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Anostomidae
Genus: Leporinus
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: South America: Suriname and Amazon River basin (Ref. 36801 ). Reported from Argentina (Ref. 9086 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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