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Red Banded Leporinus

Synaptolaemus latofasciatus

Red Banded Leporinus (Synaptolaemus latofasciatus)
Photo: Gabriel Lelis Togni · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Scientific name
Synaptolaemus latofasciatus
Family
Anostomidae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Freshwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Anostomidae
Order
Characiformes
Synonyms
Leporinus latofasciatus

Origin

Native region
América do Sul

Water

Temperature
20–28 °C
pH
5–7.5
General hardness (GH)
2–12 °dGH

Size and lifespan

Adult size
11 cm
Minimum tank (volume)
243 L
Minimum tank (length)
120 cm

Behavior

Social life
School
Swimming level
Middle

Care

Care difficulty
Moderate

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Least concern (LC)

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