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Banded leporinus

Leporinus fasciatus

Also known as: Black-banded leporinus

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2022
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Overview

Found in flooded forests, and rocky areas of rapidly flowing waters of the Amazon Basin.
South America - Amazon River Basin

Their scientific name means mouth on top because of its rabbit-shaped mouth and two front teeth!

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found in flooded forests, and rocky areas of rapidly flowing waters of the Amazon Basin.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCharaciformes
    5. familyAnostomidae
    6. genusLeporinus
    7. speciesLeporinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1794)

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