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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Anostomidae (Headstanders)
Etymology: Leporinus: Latin, lepus, leporis = rabbit (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Müller & Troschel.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 7.2; dH range: ? - 10. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060)

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South America: coastal rivers of the Guianas and São Francisco River basin.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2060); 20.0 cm TL (female)

Adults occur in creeks with swift water flow, over sandy and rocky bottoms. Prey on invertebrates (Ref. 12225). Distinct pairs breed on densely grown weedy places. Males tend to remain near the nesting site (Ref. 205).

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Distinct pairs breed on densely grown weedy places. Males tend to remain near the nesting site (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Garavello, Júlio | Collaborators

Planquette, P., P. Keith and P.-Y. Le Bail, 1996. Atlas des poissons d'eau douce de Guyane. Tome 1. Collection du Patrimoine Naturel Volume 22, MNHN, Paris & INRA, Paris. 429 p. (Ref. 12225)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 24 June 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Aquarium: commercial

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Leporinus maculatus Müller & Troschel, 1844