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Leporinus britskii Feitosa, Santos & Birindelli, 2011

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Found in rio Teles Pires and rio Jamanxim, rio Tapajós basin, and rio Jari, clearwater tributaries of the lower portion of the Amazon (Ref. 88850).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Feitosa, F.d.S., Dos Santos, G.M. and J.L.O. Birindelli, 2011
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Anostomidae (Headstanders)
Etymology: Leporinus: Latin, lepus, leporis = rabbit (Ref. 45335);  britskii: In honor of Heraldo Antonio Britski, of the Museu de Zoologia of the Universidade de São Paulo, for his valuable contribution to our knowledge of Neotropical fishes, and especially for his important role in our understanding of Leporinus taxonomy (e.g., Britski, 1976; Britski & Garavello, 1978; Britski & Birindelli, 2008)..

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

Freshwater; pelagic.   Tropical

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