Megaleporinus
Genus of fishes
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Megaleporinus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. The fishes in this genus are found in South America.[1]
| Megaleporinus | |
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| Megaleporinus obtusidens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Subfamily: | Leporininae |
| Genus: | Megaleporinus J. L. Ramírez, Birindelli & Galetti, 2017 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Curimatus obtusidens Valenciennes, 1837[2] | |
Species
These are the currently ecognized species in this genus:[3]
- Megaleporinus brinco (Birindelli, Britski & Garavello, 2013)
- Megaleporinus conirostris (Steindachner, 1875)
- Megaleporinus elongatus (Valenciennes, 1850)
- Megaleporinus gaiero Birindelli, Britski & Ramirez, 2020
- Megaleporinus garmani (Borodin, 1929)
- Megaleporinus macrocephalus (Garavello & Britski, 1988)
- Megaleporinus muyscorum (Steindachner, 1900)
- Megaleporinus obtusidens (Valenciennes, 1837)
- Megaleporinus piavussu (Britski, Birindelli & Garavello, 2012)
- Megaleporinus reinhardti (Lütken, 1875)
- Megaleporinus trifasciatus (Steindachner, 1876)