Biology:Leporinus nattereri

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Short description: Species of fish

Leporinus nattereri
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Anostomidae
Genus: Leporinus
Species:
L. nattereri
Binomial name
Leporinus nattereri

Leporinus nattereri is a species of Leporinus found in the Rio Negro, Aleixo Lake, and the central Amazon basin in Brazil in South America.[1]

Etymology

It is named in honor of Johann Natterer (1787-1843).[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Leporinus nattereri" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  2. "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families TARUMANIIDAE, ERYTHRINIDAE, PARODONTIDAE, CYNODONTIDAE, SERRASALMIDAE, HEMIODONTIDAE, ANOSTOMIDAE and CHILODONTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/characiformes2/. 
  • Géry, J., 1977. Characoids of the world. Neptune City ; Reigate : T.F.H. [etc.]; 672 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm.

Wikidata ☰ Q5711211 entry