Lipstick leporinus
Leporinus arcus
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A headstander from Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana (Orinoco and Essequibo basins).
- Scientific name
- Leporinus arcus
- Family
- Anostomidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Anostomidae
- Order
- Characiformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 30 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 756 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 210 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- Solitary
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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