Leporinus geminis

The Leporinus geminis lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

the two new species Leporinus unitaeniatus and Leporinus geminis in the most recent issue of the Brazilian Journal of Biology. More

Juvenile Leporinus geminis fish look very similar to juveniles of the close relative Leporinus unitaeniatus, hence the name Leporinus geminis. Geminius is the Latin word for twin. More

Leporinus geminis is distinguished from congeners by its colour pattern consisting of an inconspicuous dark bar combined with three large and vertically elongated brown blotches on the trunk. More

unitaeniatus and Leporinus geminis are very similar to that of Leporinus melanopleura G More

Order : Characiformes
Family : Anostomidae
Genus : Leporinus
Species : Leporinus geminis
Authority : Garavello & Santos, 2009