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.
| Leporellus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Genus: | Leporellus Lütken, 1875 |
Species
edit- Leporellus cartledgei Fowler, 1941
- Leporellus pictus (Kner, 1858)
- Leporellus retropinnis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1922)
- Leporellus vittatus (Valenciennes, 1850)
References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Leporellus". FishBase. October 2011 version.
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