Leporinus
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Leporinus is a genus of Anostomid fish. Seven species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 have been recently separated in Hypomasticus
Hypomasticus
Hypomasticus is a genus of headstander found in tropical South America. There are currently seven described species.-Species:* Hypomasticus despaxi * Hypomasticus garmani...

, but Leporinus is still paraphyletic and needs to be split up further.

Species list

  • Leporinus acutidens (Valenciennes
    Achille Valenciennes
    Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...

    , 1837)
  • Leporinus affinis Günther, 1864
  • Leporinus agassizii Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...

    , 1876
  • Leporinus aguapeiensis Amaral Campos, 1945
  • Leporinus alternus C. H. Eigenmann
    Carl H. Eigenmann
    Carl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....

    , 1912
  • Leporinus amae Godoy, 1980
  • Leporinus amazonicus dos Santos & Zuanon, 2008
  • Leporinus amblyrhynchus Garavello & Britski, 1987
  • Leporinus apollo Sidlauskas, Mol & Vari, 2011
  • Leporinus arcus C. H. Eigenmann
    Carl H. Eigenmann
    Carl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....

    , 1912
    (Lipstick leporinus)
  • Leporinus aripuanaensis Garavello & dos Santos, 1981
  • Leporinus badueli Puyo, 1948
  • Leporinus bahiensis Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...

    , 1875
  • Leporinus bimaculatus Castelnau, 1855
  • Leporinus bistriatus Britski, 1997
  • Leporinus bleheri Géry, 1999
  • Leporinus boehlkei Garavello, 1988
  • Leporinus brunneus Myers
    George S. Myers
    Dr. George Sprague Myers spent most of his career at Stanford University, where he was one of the leading American ichthyologists of the twentieth century. He served as the editor of Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin as well as president of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists...

    , 1950
  • Leporinus conirostris Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...

    , 1875
  • Leporinus copelandii Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...

    , 1875
  • Leporinus crassilabris Borodin, 1929
  • Leporinus cylindriformis Borodin, 1929
  • Leporinus desmotes Fowler
    Henry Weed Fowler
    Henry Weed Fowler was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania.He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan...

    , 1914
  • Leporinus ecuadorensis C. H. Eigenmann
    Carl H. Eigenmann
    Carl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....

     & Henn, 1916
  • Leporinus elongatus Valenciennes
    Achille Valenciennes
    Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...

    , 1850
  • Leporinus falcipinnis Mahnert, Géry & So. Muller, 1997
  • Leporinus fasciatus
    Leporinus fasciatus
    Leporinus fasciatus, commonly known as the banded leporinus or the black-banded leporinus, is a species of characin in the family Anostomidae. L. fasciatus is native to the River Amazon and other rivers in South America, but has been introduced into the US states of Florida and Hawaii...

    (Bloch
    Marcus Elieser Bloch
    Marcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...

    , 1794)
    (Banded leporinus)
  • Leporinus friderici (Bloch
    Marcus Elieser Bloch
    Marcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...

    , 1794)
    (Threespot leporinus)
  • Leporinus geminis Garavello & dos Santos, 2009
  • Leporinus gomesi Garavello & dos Santos, 1981
  • Leporinus gossei Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1991
  • Leporinus granti C. H. Eigenmann
    Carl H. Eigenmann
    Carl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....

    , 1912
  • Leporinus guttatus Birindelli & Britski, 2009
  • Leporinus holostictus Cope
    Edward Drinker Cope
    Edward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...

    , 1878
  • Leporinus jamesi Garman, 1929
  • Leporinus jatuncochi Ovchynnyk, 1971
  • Leporinus klausewitzi Géry, 1960
  • Leporinus lacustris Amaral Campos, 1945
  • Leporinus latofasciatus Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...

    , 1910
  • Leporinus lebaili Géry & Planquette, 1983
  • Leporinus leschenaulti Valenciennes
    Achille Valenciennes
    Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...

    , 1850
  • Leporinus macrocephalus Garavello & Britski, 1988
  • Leporinus maculatus J. P. Müller
    Johannes Peter Müller
    Johannes Peter Müller , was a German physiologist, comparative anatomist, and ichthyologist not only known for his discoveries but also for his ability to synthesize knowledge.-Early years and education:...

     & Troschel
    Franz Hermann Troschel
    Franz Hermann Troschel was a German zoologist who was born in Spandau. He studied mathematics and natural history at the University of Berlin, and beginning in 1840 was an assistant to Martin Lichtenstein at the Humboldt Museum of Natural History in Berlin...

    , 1844
    (Spotted leporinus)
  • Leporinus marcgravii Lütken
    Christian Frederik Lütken
    Christian Frederik Lütken was a Danish naturalist, born 4 October 1827 in Sorø, died 1901.After a career in the Danish army until 1852, he decided to dedicate his life to natural history and left the army at the grade of first lieutenant. From 1856-1862, he was Private docent at the University of...

    , 1875
  • Leporinus melanopleura Günther, 1864 (Spottail leporinus)
  • Leporinus melanostictus Norman, 1926
  • Leporinus microphthalmus Garavello, 1989
  • Leporinus moralesi Fowler
    Henry Weed Fowler
    Henry Weed Fowler was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania.He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan...

    , 1942
  • Leporinus multifasciatus Cope
    Edward Drinker Cope
    Edward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...

    , 1878
  • Leporinus muyscorum Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...

    , 1900
  • Leporinus nattereri Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...

    , 1876
  • Leporinus niceforoi Fowler
    Henry Weed Fowler
    Henry Weed Fowler was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania.He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan...

    , 1943
  • Leporinus nigrotaeniatus (Jardine, 1841) (Halfline leporinus)
  • Leporinus nijsseni Garavello, 1990
  • Leporinus obtusidens
    Leporinus obtusidens
    Leporinus obtusidens is a South American species of ray-finned fish that inhabits the basins of the Paraná River and the Río de la Plata, the Uruguay River, and the São Francisco River...

    (Valenciennes
    Achille Valenciennes
    Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...

    , 1837)
  • Leporinus octofasciatus Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...

    , 1915
  • Leporinus octomaculatus Britski & Garavello, 1993
  • Leporinus ortomaculatus Garavello, 2000
  • Leporinus pachyurus Valenciennes
    Achille Valenciennes
    Achille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...

    , 1850
  • Leporinus parae C. H. Eigenmann
    Carl H. Eigenmann
    Carl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....

    , 1908
  • Leporinus paralternus Fowler
    Henry Weed Fowler
    Henry Weed Fowler was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania.He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan...

    , 1914
  • Leporinus paranensis Garavello & Britski, 1987
  • Leporinus pearsoni Fowler
    Henry Weed Fowler
    Henry Weed Fowler was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania.He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan...

    , 1940
  • Leporinus pellegrinii Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...

    , 1910
  • Leporinus piau Fowler
    Henry Weed Fowler
    Henry Weed Fowler was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania.He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan...

    , 1941
  • Leporinus pitingai dos Santos & Jégu, 1996
  • Leporinus platycephalus Meinken, 1935
  • Leporinus punctatus Garavello, 2000
  • Leporinus reinhardti Lütken
    Christian Frederik Lütken
    Christian Frederik Lütken was a Danish naturalist, born 4 October 1827 in Sorø, died 1901.After a career in the Danish army until 1852, he decided to dedicate his life to natural history and left the army at the grade of first lieutenant. From 1856-1862, he was Private docent at the University of...

    , 1875
  • Leporinus reticulatus Britski & Garavello, 1993
  • Leporinus sexstriatus Britski & Garavello, 1980
  • Leporinus silvestrii Boulenger
    George Albert Boulenger
    George Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...

    , 1902
  • Leporinus spilopleura Norman, 1926
  • Leporinus steindachneri C. H. Eigenmann
    Carl H. Eigenmann
    Carl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....

    , 1907
  • Leporinus steyermarki Inger, 1956
  • Leporinus striatus Kner, 1858
  • Leporinus subniger Fowler
    Henry Weed Fowler
    Henry Weed Fowler was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania.He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan...

    , 1943
  • Leporinus taeniatus Lütken
    Christian Frederik Lütken
    Christian Frederik Lütken was a Danish naturalist, born 4 October 1827 in Sorø, died 1901.After a career in the Danish army until 1852, he decided to dedicate his life to natural history and left the army at the grade of first lieutenant. From 1856-1862, he was Private docent at the University of...

    , 1875
  • Leporinus taeniofasciatus Britski, 1997
  • Leporinus tigrinus Borodin, 1929
  • Leporinus trifasciatus Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner
    Franz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...

    , 1876
  • Leporinus trimaculatus Garavello & dos Santos, 1992
  • Leporinus uatumaensis dos Santos & Jégu, 1996
  • Leporinus unitaeniatus Garavello & dos Santos, 2009
  • Leporinus venerei Birindelli & Britski, 2008
  • Leporinus wolfei Fowler
    Henry Weed Fowler
    Henry Weed Fowler was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania.He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan...

    , 1940
  • Leporinus y-ophorus C. H. Eigenmann
    Carl H. Eigenmann
    Carl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....

    , 1922
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