Leporinus fasciatus

Leporinus fasciatus
L. fasciatus in an aquarium
Illustration of L. fasciatus in Bloch et al.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Anostomidae
Genus: Leporinus
Species:
L. fasciatus
Binomial name
Leporinus fasciatus
(Bloch, 1794)
Synonyms[1]
  • Salmo fasciatus
  • Leporinus novem fasciatus

Leporinus fasciatus, commonly known as the banded leporinus[2] or the black-banded leporinus,[3] is a species of characin in the family Anostomidae. L. fasciatus is native to the Amazon Basin in South America, but has been introduced into the US states of Florida and Hawaii.[4] It has not been observed from Hawaii as of 2005; the species is thought to have been extirpated in the region.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference mongabay was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Nico, Leo; Pamela J. Schofield. "Leporinus fasciatus (Bloch)". Nonindigenous Aquatic Species. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Leporinus fasciatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  4. ^ Reis, Roberto E; Sven O. Kullander; Carl J. Ferraris (2003). Check list of the freshwater fishes of South and Central America. EDIPUCRS. ISBN 85-7430-361-5.