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Eggs of L240, compared with eggs of Ancistrus./9.jpg "Leporacanthicus cf. galaxias(l240)")
Six week old juvenile/10.jpg "Leporacanthicus cf. galaxias(l240)")
Five day old fry/11.jpg "Leporacanthicus cf. galaxias(l240)")
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Eleven week old juvenile/21.jpg "Leporacanthicus cf. galaxias(l240)")
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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Leporacanthicus cf. galaxias(l240) |
| Common Names | L240, Black Saum Vampire Pleco Northern Vampire Pleco, Orinoco Galaxy Pleco, Venezuela-galaksesugemalle (Denmark) |
| Synonym(s) | |
| Pronunciation | lepor ah KAN thi cuss |
| Etymology | Latin, lepus, leporis = rabbit + Greek, akantha = thorn. Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 240mm or 9.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | All Leporacanthicus spp. have a small backwards facing slightly proud blunt thorn-like plate on top of their heads. All Leporacanthicus spp. have a small backwards facing slightly proud blunt thorn-like plate on top of their heads. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| Temperature | 28.0-31.0°C or 82.4-87.8°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | DATZ 11/1997, p 696. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 8 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.64.911 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |