Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Characiformes
Superfamilia: Anostomoidea
Familia: Anostomidae
Genus: Leporellus
Species: L. cartledgei – L. pictus – L. retropinnis – L. vittatus
Name
Leporellus Lütken, 1875
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.
Species
Leporellus cartledgei Fowler, 1941
Leporellus pictus (Kner, 1858)
Leporellus retropinnis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1922)
Leporellus vittatus (Valenciennes, 1850)
References
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Leporellus in FishBase. October 2011 version.
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