Leporinus arimaspi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Genus: | Leporinus |
| Species: | L. arimaspi
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| Binomial name | |
| Leporinus arimaspi Burns, Frable & Sidlauskas, 2014
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Leporinus arimaspi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. It is widely found throughout the Orinoco River drainage in Venezuela, including the tributaries Caura, Pamoni, Casiquiare, Manapiare, and Ventuari.[2]
Description
Leporinus arimaspi can reach a standard length of 19.0 centimetres (7.5 in).[3]
References
- ^ Usma, S.; Herrera-Collazos, E.E.; Mojica, J.I.; Rodríguez-Olarte, D.; Taphorn, D.C.; Villa-Navarro, F. (2022). "Leporinus arimaspi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T176086734A176086738. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T176086734A176086738.en. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ Burns, M.D., Frable, B.W. & Sidlauskas, B.L. (2014): A New Species of Leporinus (Characiformes: Anostomidae), from the Orinoco Basin, Venezuela. Archived 2017-04-07 at the Wayback Machine Copeia, 2014 (2): 206-214.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leporinus arimaspi". FishBase. June 2018 version.