| Leporinus torrenticola | |
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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. torrenticola |
| Binomial name | |
| Leporinus torrenticola Birindelli, Teixeira & Britski, 2016 | |
Leporinus torrenticola is a species of anostomid fish. It is endemic to Brazil and found in the middle Xingu River and its two major tributaries, the Iriri and the Curuá, in Pará state.
Description
Leporinus torrenticola can reach a standard length of 12.3 centimetres (4.8 in).
References
- ^ Birindelli, J. L. O.; Teixeira, T. F.; Britski, H. A. (2016). "Two new species of Leporinus Agassiz, 1929 (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from tributaries of the lower Amazon basin in Brazil". Zootaxa. 4178 (1): 97–115. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4178.1.4. PMID 27811730.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leporinus torrenticola". FishBase. August 2022 version.
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| Leporinus torrenticola | |
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