Eight-banded Leporinus
Leporinus octofasciatus
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The eight-banded leporinus comes from the northern Cubatão River in Santa Catarina and the upper Paraná. It is yellow with black vertical bands. It reaches 25 to 30 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Leporinus octofasciatus
- Family
- Anostomidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Anostomidae
- Order
- Characiformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- pH
- 5.6–7
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 31.2 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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