Leporinus tigrinus is a species of anostomid fish. 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]

Leporinus tigrinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Anostomidae
Genus: Leporinus
Species:
L. tigrinus
Binomial name
Leporinus tigrinus
Borodin 1929

Description

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Leporinus tigrinus can reach up to 29.8 cm (11.7 in) in standard length.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Leporinus tigrinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T139549236A139549242. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leporinus tigrinus". FishBase. June 2023 version.