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Anostomidae (Headstanders)
Etymology: Leporinus: Latin, lepus, leporis = rabbit (Ref. 45335); torrenticola: Derived from the Latin adjective torrens, meaning rushing waters, and incola, meaning inhabitant, in reference to the preference of Leporinus torrenticola for fast flowing waters..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch. Tropical
South America: middle rio Xingu and its main tributaries, the rio Iriri and rio Curuá, Pará state, Brazil.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.5 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 126097); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 33.96 g (Ref. 126097)
Korte beschrijving
Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal): 12; Anale zachte stralen: 10; Wervels: 37. Leporinus torrenticola can be diagnosed from all other species of anostomids except Hypomasticus julii, H. megalepis, H. pachycheilus, Leporinus gomesi, L. granti, L. multimaculatus, L. nijsseni, and L. santosi by the possessing one dark blotch on midline of anterior portion of the flank (between opercle and pelvic-fin origin) surrounded by five to seven dark blotches (vs. anterior portion of flank with dark longitudinal stripes, or with dark transversal bars, or with dark blotches not forming the aforementioned pattern). Leporinus torrenticola differs from Hypomasticus julii, H. pachycheilus, Leporinus gomesi, L. granti, L. nijsseni, and L. santosi, by possessing three teeth on premaxilla (vs. four), and subinferior mouth (vs. inferior in Hypomasticus julii and H. pachycheilus, and terminal in Leporinus gomesi, L. granti, L. nijsseni, and L. santosi); and from H. megalepis by having 37-40 lateral-line scales (vs. 33 -35), and from L. multimaculatus by having 16 scale rows around caudal peduncle (vs. 12) (Ref. 117595).
Prefers to inhabit moderate to fast flowing waters of the rapids of the rio Xingu and rio Iriri, where it is often collected alongside specimens of Hypomasticus julii. Considered omnivorous, feeding mainly on aquatic insects, filamentous algae and Podostemaceae (Ref. 117595).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Birindelli, J.O., T.F. Teixeira and H.A. Britski, 2016. Two new species of Leporinus Agassiz, 1929 (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from tributaries of the lower Amazon basin in Brazil. Zootaxa 4178(1):97-115. (Ref. 117595)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00540 - 0.02227), b=3.07 (2.90 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 2.5 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).