Leporinus britskii | |
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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. britskii
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Binomial name | |
Leporinus britskii |
Leporinus britskii is a species of fish in the family Anostomidae. It is found in the Rio Tapajós and the Rio Jari drainages in Brazil. [2]
Leporinus britskii reaches a standard length of 10.0 centimetres (3.9 in). [3]
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]