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分类 / 名称 俗名 | 同种异名 | Catalog of Fishes(属, 种) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei > Characiformes (Characins) > Anostomidae (Headstanders) > Leporininae
Etymology: Leporinus:Latin, lepus, leporis = rabbit (Ref. 45335); oliveirai:Name 'oliveirai' in honor of Nogueira da Silva, for his intensive work on introducing fishes bred and raised in captivity into the International Aquarium trade.
背的软条 (总数) : 10; 臀鳍软条: 8. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: three unicuspid teeth on the premaxilla and four on the dentary; 12 circumpeduncular scale series; dark blotches on the trunk; large round dark blotches over the body; pattern of dark blotches on the body in adults including one large midlateral blotch below posterior dorsal-fin base that is isolated from neighboring midlateral blotches by a wide gap; 1-2 large blotches in region ventral to the lateral line between the pectoral and pelvic fins (Ref. 137758). Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
This species inhabits high altitude streams with fast flowing clear and black water (Ref. 137758).
Ito, I.S.B., L. Souza-Shibatta, M. Venturieri and J.L.O. Birindelli, 2023. A new species of Leporinus (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from the Serra do Cachimbo, Pará State, Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 21(3):e230058. (Ref. 137758)
世界自然保护联盟红皮书 (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
