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Leporinus multimaculatus

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

Leporinus multimaculatus is a species of anostomid fish. It is endemic to Brazil and found in small tributaries of the Araguaia River, the Tocantins River and the Xingu River basins. It is also found in the Jari River basin and coastal drainages of Amapá state.[1][2]

Description

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Leporinus multimaculatus can reach a standard length of 11.1 centimetres (4.4 in).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Birindelli, J. L. O.; Teixeira, T. F.; Britski, H. A. (2016). "Two new species of Leporinus Agassiz, 1929 (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from tributaries of the lower Amazon basin in Brazil". Zootaxa. 4178 (1): 97–115. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4178.1.4. PMID 27811730.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leporinus multimaculatus". FishBase. August 2022 version.