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Threespot Leporinus
K. Zyskowski & Y. Bereshpolova, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Characins, piranhas & tetras

Threespot Leporinus

Leporinus friderici (Bloch, 1794)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishThreespot Leporinus
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese弗氏兔脂鲤
Scientific nameLeporinus friderici (Bloch, 1794)

About this species

Leporinus friderici (or the threespot leporinus) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Anostomidae native to South America. The species is important for subsistence fisheries and is widely used in fish stocking programs in its native range.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderCharaciformes
FamilyAnostomidae
GenusLeporinus

In Suriname

184Records in Suriname
11iNaturalist observations
1862First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini103
  • Marowijne4
  • Para4
  • Saramacca2
  • Brokopondo1
  • Nickerie1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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