Leporinus acutidens is a species of anostomid fish. It is found in the Amazon River basin and Guiana rivers in South America. It has also been reported from Argentina.[2]
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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. acutidens
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| Leporinus acutidens (Valenciennes, 1837)
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Description edit
Leporinus acutidens can reach a standard length of 33.0 centimetres (13.0 in).[2]
Reproduction edit
Females become sexually mature after two year and males after one year. They reproduce between November and March and females can produce from 100,000 to 200,000 eggs when spawning.[2]
References edit
- ^ Taphorn, D.C. & Rodríguez-Olarte, D. (2022). "Leporinus acutidens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T85281180A85281205. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T85281180A85281205.en. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Leporinus acutidens" in 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.
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