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Anostomidae (Headstanders)
Etymology: Leporinus: Latin, lepus, leporis = rabbit (Ref. 45335); guttatus: From the Latin adjective 'guttatus', meaning spotted or dappled, in allusion to the presence of the dark blotches distributed over the body..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical
South America: upper rio Curuá, rio Xingu basin of Serra do Cachimbo, Brazil.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.5 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 80699)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 12; Rayons mous anaux: 10; Vertèbres: 35 - 36. Presence of eight to ten midlateral round dark blotches and 20-40 smaller ones forming one or two irregular series above and two or three irregular series below midlateral blotches; dental formula 3/4, sub-inferior to inferior mouth; 37 to 38 lateral line scales; 4/3-4 transversal series of scales; 12 circumpeduncular scale series; and head length 20.9-23.6, mean 22.3% SL (Ref. 80699).
Diagnosis: Dorsal fin ii, 10; Anal fin ii,8; Pectoral fin i,13, 14, 15 or 16; Pelvic fin i,8 (Ref. 80699).
Adults occur in clear water streams, near waterfalls or in a cofferdam just above a waterfall (Ref. 80699). Distinct pairs breed on densely grown weedy places (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Distinct pairs breed on densely grown weedy places (Ref. 205).
Birindelli, J.L.O. and H.A. Britski, 2009. New species of the genus Leporinus Agassiz (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from the rio Curuá, rio Xingu basin, Serra do Cachimbo, Brazil, with comments on Leporinus reticulatus. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 7(1):1-10. (Ref. 80699)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00776 (0.00356 - 0.01695), b=3.05 (2.88 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 2.5 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).