Leporinus microphysus

Leporinus microphysus is a species of fish in the family Anostomidae. It is found in the Amazon basin in Brazil.[2]

Leporinus microphysus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Anostomidae
Genus: Leporinus
Species:
L. microphysus
Binomial name
Leporinus microphysus
Birindelli & Britski, 2013

Etymology

The species epithet is formed from the words micro- meaning small; and physus, the bladder, referring to the fish's small gas bladder.[3]

References

  1. Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Leporinus microphysus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T139548817A139548821. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T139548817A139548821.pt. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. Birindelli, J.L.O. & Britski, H.A. (2013): Two new species of Leporinus (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from the Brazilian Amazon, and redescription of Leporinus striatus Kner 1858. Journal of Fish Biology, 83 (5): 1128–1160.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "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. Retrieved 26 March 2022.





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