Leporinus tristriatus
| Leporinus tristriatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Genus: | Leporinus |
| Species: | L. tristriatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Leporinus tristriatus Birindelli & Britski, 2013
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Leporinus tristriatus is a species of fish in the family Anostomidae. It is found in the Amazon basin in Brazil.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The species epithet is formed from tri- meaning three; and striatus, meaning striped, referring to the three dark stripes on the body.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Leporinus tristriatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T139549266A139549271. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T139549266A139549271.pt. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Birindelli, J.L.O. & Britski, H.A. (2013): Two new species of Leporinus (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from the Brazilian Amazon, and redescription of Leporinus striatus Kner 1858. Journal of Fish Biology, 83 (5): 1128–1160.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families TARUMANIIDAE, ERYTHRINIDAE, PARODONTIDAE, CYNODONTIDAE, SERRASALMIDAE, HEMIODONTIDAE, ANOSTOMIDAE and CHILODONTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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