Leporinus tigrinus
Leporinus tigrinus is a species of anostomid fish native to the Tapajós, Tocantins and Xingu river basins in Brazil, but it has also been introduced to the upper Paraná bassin.[1][2] This species can reach up to 29.8 cm (11.7 in) in standard length.[3]
| Leporinus tigrinus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Genus: | Leporinus |
| Species: | L. tigrinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Leporinus tigrinus Borodin 1929 | |
References
- 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.) (2023). "Leporinus tigrinus" in FishBase. June 2023 version.
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