Animalia > Chordata > Characiformes > Anostomidae > Leporellus

Leporellus (Headstander)

Synonyms: Leporinodus

Wikipedia Abstract

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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Species

Leporellus cartledgei
Leporellus pictus
Leporellus retropinnis
Leporellus vittatus (Headstander)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0