Leporinus trifasciatus Steindachner, 1876
Leporinus trifasciatus
photo by IBAMA

 Family:  Anostomidae (Headstanders)
 Max. size:  23.8 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  benthopelagic
 Distribution:  South America: Amazon River basin in Brazil (Ref. 36801). Reported from Argentina (Ref. 9086).
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Distinct pairs breed on densely grown weedy places (Ref. 205).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Froese, Rainer - 29.11.96
 Modified by: Luna, Susan M. - 25.03.13

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