Threespot Leporinus (Leporinus friderici)

Also known as Frederici's leporinus

Description

Also known as Frederici's leporinus.

Found in pairs or schools, in ponds, and in deepest parts of rivers in the dry season, also flooded zones in the rainy season.
They feed on fruits, seeds, and termites.
Length - 40cm
Depth - ?m
South America - Amazon River Basin, Suriname River Basin

Their scientific name means mouth on top because of its rabbit-shaped mouth and two front teeth! Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/12330

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