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Leporinus lacustris
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Anostomidae (Headstanders) > Leporininae
Etymology: Leporinus: Latin, lepus, leporis = rabbit (Ref. 45335).
Etymology: Leporinus: Latin, lepus, leporis = rabbit (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 5.8 - 7.8; dH range: ? - 20. Tropical; 22°C - 27°C (Ref. 2059)
Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
South America: Paraná River basin.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 10.4 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 115169); common length : 12.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56003)
Max length : 24.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 115169); common length : 12.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56003)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 33. Diagnosed by the following characters: dental formula 4/4; 34 or 35 scales in the lateral line; 4/4 or 4/5 transversal series of scales; and 16 circumpeduncular series of scales (Ref. 75002).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Distinct pairs breed on densely grown weedy places (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Distinct pairs breed on densely grown weedy places (Ref. 205).
Main reference
Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Garavello, Júlio | Collaborators
Oyakawa, O.T., 1998. Catalogo dos tipos de peixes recentes do Museu de Zoologia da USP. I. Characiformes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi). Pap. Avuls. Zool. 39(23):443-507. (Ref. 27925)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 June 2020
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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More information
Population dynamics
Growth parameters
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Recruitment
Abundance
Growth parameters
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Recruitment
Abundance
Life cycle
Reproduction
Maturity
Maturity/Gills rel.
Fecundity
Spawning
Spawning aggregations
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
Larval dynamics
Reproduction
Maturity
Maturity/Gills rel.
Fecundity
Spawning
Spawning aggregations
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
Larval dynamics
Anatomy
Gill area
Brain
Otolith
Gill area
Brain
Otolith
Physiology
Body composition
Nutrients
Oxygen consumption
Swimming type
Swimming speed
Visual pigments
Fish sound
Diseases & Parasites
Toxicity (LC50s)
Body composition
Nutrients
Oxygen consumption
Swimming type
Swimming speed
Visual pigments
Fish sound
Diseases & Parasites
Toxicity (LC50s)
Human related
Aquaculture systems
Aquaculture profiles
Strains
Ciguatera cases
Stamps, coins, misc.
Aquaculture systems
Aquaculture profiles
Strains
Ciguatera cases
Stamps, coins, misc.
Tools
Special reports
Download XML
Internet sources
AFORO (otoliths) | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes: genus, species | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | OneZoom | Open Tree of Life | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Socotra Atlas | TreeBase | Tree of Life | Wikipedia: Go, Search | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoobank | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.02138 (0.01415 - 0.03231), b=3.09 (2.97 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.7 ±0.57 se; based on food items. |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100). 🛈 |