Leporinus multimaculatus

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Leporinus multimaculatus is a species of anostomid fish. It is endemic to Brazil and found in small tributaries of the Araguaia River, the Tocantins River and the Xingu River basins. It is also found in the Jari River basin and coastal drainages of Amapá state.

Description

Leporinus multimaculatus can reach a standard length of {{convert|11.1|cm|in}}.{{FishBase | genus = Leporinus | species = multimaculatus | month = August | year = 2022}}

References

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{{cite journal |last1=Birindelli |first1=J. L. O. |last2=Teixeira |first2=T. F. |last3=Britski |first3=H. A. |title=Two new species of Leporinus Agassiz, 1929 (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from tributaries of the lower Amazon basin in Brazil |journal=Zootaxa |date=2016 |volume=4178 |issue=1 |pages=97–115 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.4178.1.4 |pmid=27811730}}

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Category:Anostomidae

Category:Freshwater fish of Brazil

Category:Endemic fish of Brazil

Category:Taxa named by José Luis Olivan Birindelli

Category:Taxa named by Túlio Franco Teixeira

Category:Taxa named by Heraldo Antonio Britski

Category:Fish described in 2016