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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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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Description
editLeporinus tigrinus can reach up to 29.8 cm (11.7 in) in standard length.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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