Leporellus

Leporellus
Leporellus vittatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Anostomidae
Subfamily:
Eigenmann, 1912
Genus:
Lütken, 1875

Leporellus is a genus of headstanders found in South America. They are mainly found in the São Francisco River and ParanáParaguay river basins, but L. vittatus also occurs in the Amazon. There are currently four described species in this genus.

The most basal member of the headstanders, they are the only member of the subfamily Leporellinae.[1][2]

Species

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Leporellus". FishBase. October 2011 version.
  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Anostomidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  2. ^ Sidlauskas, Brian L.; Melo, Bruno F.; Birindelli, José L. O.; Burns, Michael D.; Frable, Benjamin W.; Hoekzema, Kendra; Dillman, Casey B.; Sabaj, Mark H.; Oliveira, Claudio (2025-03-14). "Molecular phylogenetics, a new classification, and a new genus of the Neotropical fish family Anostomidae (Teleostei: Characiformes)". Neotropical Ichthyology. 23: e240076. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-2024-0076. ISSN 1679-6225.