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banded leporinus, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: Bernard DUPONT · CC BY-SA 4.0

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banded leporinus

Leporinus fasciatus

The banded leporinus (Leporinus fasciatus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Anostomidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 37 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–28 °C.

Size
37 cmtotal length
Temperature
20–28 °C
pH
5.0–7.5
Tank footprint
210 × 60 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–28 °C
pH5.0–7.5
Hardness1–15 °dGH
Drawn to scale in a 210 cm tank

In the wild

Water type
Freshwater
Climate zone
Tropical
Habitat
Midwater, close to the bottom
Aquarium trade
Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

  1. OrderCharaciformes
  2. FamilyAnostomidae
  3. GenusLeporinus
  4. SpeciesLeporinus fasciatus

Quick answers

banded leporinus size: how big does it get?
It grows to 37 cm (total length).
banded leporinus tank size: what is the minimum?
A tank with a footprint of at least 210 × 60 cm.
banded leporinus water parameters: what does it need?
Temperature 20–28 °C, pH 5.0–7.5, hardness 1–15 °dGH.
banded leporinus: is it endangered?
The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.

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Sources

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