All Fishes Data Sheet | |
---|---|
Scientific Name | Leporinus niceforoi Fowler, 1943 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Río Orteguasa, Florencia, Caquetá Dept., Colombia. |
Pronunciation | Le-poh-rye-nus |
Etymology | Leporinus: Latin, lepus, leporis = rabbit |
Species Information | |
General Remarks | The ultimate size of this fish is not established, but examples observed in fish shops is estimated to at least 150mm/6". |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Orteguasa River basin in Colombia. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Japurá, Caquetá, Upper Caquetá, Orteguaza (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2014. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | Distinct pairs breed on densely grown weedy places. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 95, pp 227, Figs. 7-9. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
Forum BBCode | |
Look up L. niceforoi on Fishbase | |
Look up L. niceforoi on Encyclopedia of Life | |
Look up L. niceforoi on Global Biodiversity Information Facility | |
LFS label creator | |
Last Update | 2013 Jun 08 08:29 (species record created: 2013 Jun 04 14:22) |