Leporinus britskii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Genus: | Leporinus |
| Species: | L. britskii
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| Leporinus britskii | |
Leporinus britskii is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. It is found in the Rio Tapajós and the Rio Jari drainages in Brazil.[2]
Description
[edit]Leporinus britskii reaches a standard length of 10.0 centimetres (3.9 in).[3]
Etymology
[edit]It is named in honor of Heraldo A. Britski of the Universidade de São Paulo, for his contribution to the knowledge of Neotropical fishes, and especially for his participation in the understanding of the taxonomy of the genus Leporinus.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Frederico, R.G. (2022). "Leporinus britskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T162695210A162695266. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T162695210A162695266.en. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Feitosa, F.d.S., Santos, G.M.d. & Birindelli, J.L.O. (2011): Leporinus britskii: a new anostomid species from the Tapajós and Jari drainages, Brazil (Characiformes: Anostomidae). Zootaxa, 3120: 55–62.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leporinus britskii". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (4 May 2025). "Family ANOSTOMIDAE Günther 1864 (Toothed Headstanders)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
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