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Leporinus britskii
Leporinus britskii is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. It is found in the Rio Tapajós and the Rio Jari drainages in Brazil.
From the article Leporinus britskii on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
It is named in honor of Heraldo A. Britski of the Universidade de São Paulo, for his contribution to the knowledge of Neotropical fishes, and especially for his participation in the understanding of the taxonomy of the genus Leporinus.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 608125.