Leporinus
Encyclopedia
Leporinus is a genus of Anostomid fish. Seven species
have been recently separated in Hypomasticus
, but Leporinus is still paraphyletic and needs to be split up further.
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
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