Banded Leporinus

• Its front teeth, flat and protruding like a rodent's, give it its Spanish name of leporino, meaning hare-toothed.
• It is an exceptional jumper: in captivity it escapes through any gap if the aquarium is not well covered.
• The number of dark bands changes with age: juveniles have fewer than adults.
• Its black transverse bands on a yellow background are disruptive camouflage: they break up the fish's outline among the vegetation and the reflections of moving water.
• It has prominent incisor teeth, almost like buck teeth, which give it a rabbit-like look and serve to tear off vegetation and scrape algae from stones.
• It is a remarkable jumper: in an aquarium it will easily leap out of the tank if it is not well covered, a reflection of its life in flowing rivers where it must clear obstacles.
• The number of bands varies with age and with population, which has led to it being confused with other species in the genus.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (fish)

Habitat and environment

Fast-flowing rivers and rapids of the Amazon and Orinoco basins

Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leporinus_fasciatus

The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.