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Leporinus melanopleurodes

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Species of fish

Leporinus melanopleurodes
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Anostomidae
Genus: Leporinus
Species: L. melanopleurodes
Binomial name
Leporinus melanopleurodes
Birindelli, Britski & Garavello, 2013

Leporinus melanopleurodes is a species of fish found in the Das Almas River and Jequiriçá River in Bahia, Brazil.

Description

Leporinus melanopleurodes can reach a standard length of 12.9 centimetres (5.1 in).

References

  1. Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2021). "Leporinus melanopleurodes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T139548796A139548801. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T139548796A139548801.pt. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. Birindelli, J.L.O., H.A. Britski and J.C. Garavello, 2013. Two new species of Leporinus Agassiz (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from eastern basins of Brazil, and redescription of L. melanopleura Günther. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 11(1):9-23
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leporinus melanopleurodes". FishBase. June 2018 version.
Taxon identifiers
Leporinus melanopleurodes


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