Leporellus
Genus of fishes
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Leporellus is a genus of headstanders found in South America. They are mainly found in the São Francisco River and Paraná–Paraguay river basins, but L. vittatus also occurs in the Amazon. There are currently four described species in this genus.
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| Leporellus | |
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| Leporellus vittatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Subfamily: | Leporellinae Eigenmann, 1912 |
| Genus: | Leporellus Lütken, 1875[1] |
| Type species | |
| Leporinus pictus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The most basal member of the headstanders, they are the only member of the subfamily Leporellinae.[2][3]
Species
- Leporellus cartledgei Fowler, 1941
- Leporellus pictus (Kner, 1858)
- Leporellus retropinnis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1922)
- Leporellus vittatus (Valenciennes, 1850)
