Leporinus fasciatus
| Leporinus fasciatus | |
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| L. fasciatus in an aquarium | |
| Illustration of L. fasciatus in Bloch et al. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Genus: | Leporinus |
| Species: | L. fasciatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Leporinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1794)
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| Synonyms | |
Leporinus fasciatus, commonly known as the banded leporinus or the black-banded leporinus, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. L. fasciatus is native to the Amazon Basin in South America, but has been introduced into the US states of Florida and Hawaii. It has not been observed from Hawaii as of 2005; the species is thought to have been extirpated in the region.