Leporinus affinis is a species of anostomid fish. It is found in the Amazon River basin in South America.

Leporinus affinis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Anostomidae
Genus: Leporinus
Species:
L. affinis
Binomial name
Leporinus affinis

Description

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Leporinus affinis can reach a standard length of 30.0 centimetres (11.8 in).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Frederico, R.G. (2022). "Leporinus affinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T162695030A162695080. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T162695030A162695080.en. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leporinus affinis". FishBase. June 2018 version.
  • Garavello, J.C. and H.A. Britski, 2003. Anostomidae (Headstanders). p. 71-84. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.