Leporinus guttatus is a species of fish in the family Anostomidae. It is found in the upper Curuá River, of the Xingu River basin in Serra do Cachimbo, Brazil.[2]

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

Description

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Leporinus guttatus can reach a standard length of 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2021). "Leporinus guttatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T139548784A139548788. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T139548784A139548788.pt. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ Birindelli, J.L.O. and H.A. Britski, 2009. New species of the genus Leporinus Agassiz (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from the rio Curuá, rio Xingu basin, Serra do Cachimbo, Brazil, with comments on Leporinus reticulatus. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 7(1):1-10.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leporinus guttatus". FishBase. June 2018 version.