Leporinus acutidens
Leporinus acutidens is a species of Leporinus widely found in the Amazon River basin and Guiana rivers in South America. It has been reported in Argentina.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Genus: | Leporinus |
| Species: | L. acutidens |
| Binomial name | |
| Leporinus acutidens (Valenciennes, 1837) | |
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This species can reach a length of 33.0 centimetres (13.0 in) SL.[1]
L. acutidens reproduces between November and March. Females become sexually mature after two year and males after one year. Females can produces 100,000 to 200,000 eggs when spawning.[1]
References
- 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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