FB-64913 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64913 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Melanochromis Melanochromis mossambiquensis Konings-Dudin, Konings & Stauffer, 2009 Enkeltstribet mudderlaks 2009-04-28 2024-03-20 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Garavello, J.C. and G.M. Santos0 Two new species of <i>Leporinus</i> Agassiz, 1829 from Araguaia-Tocantins system, Amazon basin, Brazil (Ostoriophysi, Anostomidae). Brazilian J. Biol. 69 (1):109-116. (Ref. 80692) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2. <https://www.iucnredlist.org/>. Downloaded 10 Jan 2023. (Ref. 126983) de Sousa França, F.M. and E.A. Gubiani0 Length-weight and length-length relationships for freshwater fish species from the lower Araguaia River, Tocantins-Araguaia basin, Tocantins State, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 23(1):1-14. (Ref. 138463) FB-GeneralDescr-64923 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2009-05-19 00:00:00 2013-03-25 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64923 Distinct pairs breed on densely grown weedy places (Ref. 205). Garavello, J.C. and G.M. Santos 2009 Two new species of <i>Leporinus</i> Agassiz, 1829 from Araguaia-Tocantins system, Amazon basin, Brazil (Ostoriophysi, Anostomidae). Brazilian J. Biol. 69 (1):109-116. (Ref. 80692) FB-DiagnosticDescr-64923 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2009-05-19 00:00:00 2009-05-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64923 Differs from other congeners by the following characters: one longitudinal narrow brown stripe running along lateral line, light brown on the first 10-11  scales after opercular opening and dark brown along the posterior remaining scales of lateral line; 11-13 short transverse dark brown bars on dorsum meeting small dark brown blotches; snout length 38.4 to 50.6% in head length; orbital diameter 24.6 to 30.9% in head length; body depth 17.7 to 24.6% of SL; sub- inferior mouth (inferior margin of superior lip horizontally aligned with the inferior margin of orbit); teeth elongated incisive-like and with a fine and straight cutting edge decreasing in size like the steps of stairs from teeth pair of jaw symphysis; 4/4 teeth on each premaxillary and dentary; 42 to 44 scales in the lateral line, 6 scales series above and 5 under the lateral line on the transverse line and 16 circumpeduncular series of scales (Ref. 80692).Description: Dorsal fin i  (ii) + 9 rays; anal fin ii + 7 rays; pectoral fin i + 15 rays; pelvic fin, i + 8 rays (Ref. 80692). Garavello, J.C. and G.M. Santos 2009 Two new species of <i>Leporinus</i> Agassiz, 1829 from Araguaia-Tocantins system, Amazon basin, Brazil (Ostoriophysi, Anostomidae). Brazilian J. Biol. 69 (1):109-116. (Ref. 80692) FB-Morphology-64923 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2009-05-19 00:00:00 2009-05-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64923 Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Analsoft rays: 9 Garavello, J.C. and G.M. Santos 2009 Two new species of <i>Leporinus</i> Agassiz, 1829 from Araguaia-Tocantins system, Amazon basin, Brazil (Ostoriophysi, Anostomidae). Brazilian J. Biol. 69 (1):109-116. (Ref. 80692) FB-Distribution-64923 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2009-05-19 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64923 South America: Rios Araguaia and Tocantins in Brazil. Garavello, J.C. and G.M. Santos 2009 Two new species of <i>Leporinus</i> Agassiz, 1829 from Araguaia-Tocantins system, Amazon basin, Brazil (Ostoriophysi, Anostomidae). Brazilian J. Biol. 69 (1):109-116. (Ref. 80692) FB-LifeCycle-64923 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 2009-05-19 00:00:00 2013-03-25 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=64923&StockCode=54940 Distinct pairs breed on densely grown weedy places (Ref. 205). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-Size-64923 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2009-05-19 00:00:00 2013-03-25 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64923 12.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 80692)) Garavello, J.C. and G.M. Santos 2009 Two new species of <i>Leporinus</i> Agassiz, 1829 from Araguaia-Tocantins system, Amazon basin, Brazil (Ostoriophysi, Anostomidae). Brazilian J. Biol. 69 (1):109-116. (Ref. 80692) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-64923 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2009-05-19 00:00:00 2013-03-25 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64923 benthopelagic; freshwater