Quick stats:
size: Up to 12" (30cm) tank: 48 inches strata: Bottom, middle pH: 5.5 to 7.5 Hardness: Soft to medium. dH range: 2.0 - 20.0 temperature: 73ºF to 84ºF (23-29°C)
Classification :
Order: Crypriniformes. Suborder: Characoidei. Family: Anostomidae. Genera: Leporinus.
Common name Banded Leporinus or just Leporinus.
Distribution Fairly widespread throughout South America, mostly from the Rio de la Plata to the Orinico river basins.
General Body Form Bullet shaped and elongated and somewhat compressed laterally. Dorsal profile is more convex than the ventral profile. The name Leporinus comes from Latin and roughly means "of a hare " this is because the shape of the upper lip is very similar to that of a hare, hence its name. These fish can reach a length of twelve inches.
Coloration Mustard-yellow to golden-yellow with nine fairly thick black bars that run from top to bottom that sometimes split at the belly area and fade out on the underside. The ...
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