Leporinus nattereri is a species of anostomid fish. It is found in the Rio Negro, Aleixo Lake, and the central Amazon basin in Brazil.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Genus: | Leporinus |
| Species: | L. nattereri
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| Binomial name | |
| Leporinus nattereri Steindachner, 1876
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Etymology edit
It is named in honor of Johann Natterer (1787-1843).[3]
References edit
- ^ Frederico, R.G. (2022). "Leporinus nattereri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T162695907A162695983. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T162695907A162695983.en. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Leporinus nattereri" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families TARUMANIIDAE, ERYTHRINIDAE, PARODONTIDAE, CYNODONTIDAE, SERRASALMIDAE, HEMIODONTIDAE, ANOSTOMIDAE and CHILODONTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- Géry, J., 1977. Characoids of the world. Neptune City ; Reigate : T.F.H. [etc.]; 672 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm.
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