Leporinus fasciatus
Leporinus fasciatus | |
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L. fasciatus in an aquarium | |
Illustration of L. fasciatus in Bloch et al. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Anostomidae |
Genus: | Leporinus |
Species: | L. fasciatus
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Binomial name | |
Leporinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1794)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Leporinus fasciatus, commonly known as the banded leporinus
Leporinus fasciatus has been recorded to reach 30 centimetres (12 in) in length, although individuals reach maturity around 15 centimetres (5.9 in).
Leporinus fasciatus is tropical freshwater species, native to the rivers and
L. fasciatus plays a minor role in fisheries. Its main importance to humans is in the aquarium trade.
References
- ^ a b c d e Butler, Rhett. "Black-banded Leporinus, Banded Leporinus". MongaBay. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
- ^ a b c Nico, Leo; Pamela J. Schofield. "Leporinus fasciatus (Bloch)". Nonindigenous Aquatic Species. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ "Leporinus fasciatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ISBN 85-7430-361-5.
- ^ a b c d e Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2010). "Leporinus fasciatus" in FishBase. September 2010 version.
- ISBN 978-0-520-04131-8.
- ISSN 1679-6225.