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Leporinus inexpectatus Britski, Garavello, Oliveira & Birindelli, 2024 |
| Family: | Anostomidae (Headstanders) | |||
| Max. size: | 15.56 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Brazil and Paraguay. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal soft rays: 8-8. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: three dark midlateral blotches on the body; 12 scale rows around caudal peduncle; a terminal mouth (mouth cleft longitudinally aligned with ventral border of eye) in specimens larger than 100 mm SL; body pale brown to silver and slightly yellow to hyaline fins in live specimens (Ref. 137706). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||