Leporinus desmotes
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A banded headstander from the Rupununi basin (Brazil, Guyana and Suriname). Omnivorous, it eats algae and small invertebrates. Peaceful and schooling, less quarrelsome than its relative Leporinus affinis. It reaches about 20 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Leporinus desmotes
- Family
- Anostomidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Anostomidae
- Order
- Characiformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22–26 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.2
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–18 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 22 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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