Leporinus

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Leporinus
Temporal range: Late Miocene to present
Leporinus fasciatus
Leporinus friderici
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Anostomidae
Subfamily: Leporininae
Genus: Leporinus
Agassiz, 1829[1]
Type species
Leporinus novemfasciatus
Spix & Agassiz, 1829[1]
Synonyms[1]
Leporinus bahiensis

Leporinus 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. The fossil species Leporinus scalabrinii, known from the late Miocene of Entre Ríos in Argentina, has only recently been added to this genus after being misidentified as a species of primate under the name Arrhinolemur scalabrinii for over 100 years.[2]

Species

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Leporinus enyae
File:Leporinus maculatus (cropped).jpg
Leporinus maculatus
File:Leporinus piau (cropped).jpg
Leporinus piau
File:Leporinus villasboasorum (34827900073).jpg
Leporinus villasboasorum

These are the currently recognized species in this genus:[3]

† = extinct

Synonyms

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The following species were formerly placed in Leporinus but have since been moved to other genera:[4]

References

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