Lipstick leporinus (Leporinus arcus)

Scientific name: Leporinus arcus Eigenmann, 1912

Lipstick leporinus (Leporinus arcus)

The Lipstick leporinus (Leporinus arcus) is a freshwater fish of the family Anostomidae. Native range: South America, coastal rivers of Guianas, Venezuela and upper Amazon River basin.

Species facts

Scientific name
Leporinus arcus
Family
Anostomidae (Headstanders)
Order
Characiformes (Characins)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
South America: coastal rivers of Guianas, Venezuela and upper Amazon River basin.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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