Leporinus is a genus of fish in the family Anostomidae native to South America. The fossil species Leporinus scalabrinii, known from the late Miocene of Entre Ríos in Argentina, has only recently been added to this genus after being misidentified as a species of primate under the name Arrhinolemur scalabrinii for over 100 years.[1]
^Bogan, S., Sidlauskas, B., Vari, R.P. & Agnolin, F. (2012): Arrhinolemur scalabrinii Ameghino, 1898, of the late Miocene - a taxonomic journey from the Mammalia to the Anostomidae (Ostariophysi: Characiformes). Neotropical Ichthyology, 10 (3): 555–560.
Leporinus is a genus of fish in the family Anostomidae native to South America. The fossil species Leporinus scalabrinii, known from the late Miocene of...
Leporinus enyae is a species of Leporinus fish discovered 2017 in the Orinoco River drainage area. It is named after the Irish singer Enya, whose major...
The greater bulldog bat or fisherman bat (Noctilio leporinus) is a species of fishing bat native to Latin America (Spanish: murciélago pescador; Portuguese:...
Leporinus acutidens is a species of anostomid fish. It is found in the Amazon River basin and Guiana rivers in South America. It has also been reported...
Leporinus fasciatus, commonly known as the banded leporinus or the black-banded leporinus, is a species of characin in the family Anostomidae. L. fasciatus...
(2013): Two new species of Leporinus (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from the Brazilian Amazon, and redescription of Leporinus striatus Kner 1858. Journal...
Leporinus aripuanaensis is a species of anostomid fish. It is found in the Aripuanã River basin in Brazil. Leporinus aripuanaensis can reach a standard...
Leporinus reticulatus is a species of anostomid fish found in the Arinos River basin in the Tapajós River drainage in Brazil. Leporinus reticulatus can...
(2013): Two new species of Leporinus (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from the Brazilian Amazon, and redescription of Leporinus striatus Kner 1858. Journal...
Leporinus melanopleurodes is a species of fish found in the Das Almas River and Jequiriçá River in Bahia, Brazil. Leporinus melanopleurodes can reach...
Leporinus multimaculatus is a species of anostomid fish. It is endemic to Brazil and found in small tributaries of the Araguaia River, the Tocantins River...
Leporinus nattereri is a species of anostomid fish. It is found in the Rio Negro, Aleixo Lake, and the central Amazon basin in Brazil. It is named in...
Leporinus venerei is a species of anostomid fish. It is endemic to Brazil and known only from the Araguaia River basin. Leporinus venerei can reach a...
Leporinus octomaculatus is a species of anostomid fish. It is found in the Arinos River basin in the Tapajós River drainage in Brazil. Leporinus octomaculatus...
Leporinus melanopleura is a species of anostomid fish. It is found in the Amazon River basin in South America. Leporinus melanopleura can reach a standard...
Leporinus gomesi is a species of anostomid fish. It is found in the Aripuanã River basin in Brazil. Leporinus gomesi can reach a standard length of 16...
Leporinus trimaculatus is a species of anostomid fish. It is found in the Aripuanã River basin in Brazil. Leporinus trimaculatus can reach a standard...
Leporinus affinis is a species of anostomid fish. It is found in the Amazon River basin in South America. Leporinus affinis can reach a standard length...
Leporinus tigrinus is a species of anostomid fish. It is native to the Tapajós, Tocantins and Xingu river basins in Brazil, and has also been introduced...
Leporinus torrenticola is a species of anostomid fish. It is endemic to Brazil and found in the middle Xingu River and its two major tributaries, the...
Leporinus unitaeniatus is a species of anostomid fish. It is found in the Araguaia River and Tocantins River, Brazil. Leporinus unitaeniatus can reach...
Leporinus geminis is a species of anostomid fish. It is found in the Tocantins River, Brazil. Leporinus geminis can reach a standard length of 18.0 centimetres...
Leporinus arimaspi is a species of anostomid fish. It is widely found throughout the Orinoco River drainage in Venezuela, including the tributaries Caura...
Leporinus taeniofasciatus is a species of fish in the family Anostomidae. It is found in the Tocantins River basin in Brazil. Leporinus taeniofasciatus...
Leporinus britskii is a species of fish in the family Anostomidae. It is found in the Rio Tapajós and the Rio Jari drainages in Brazil. Leporinus britskii...
Leporinus amae, the parrot leporinus, is a species of anostomid fish. It is found in the Uruguay River basin in South America. Leporinus amae can reach...
Leporinus amblyrhynchus is a species of anostomid fish. It is found in the Paraná River basin in South America. This species can reach a standard length...
Leporinus bleheri is a species of anostomid fish. It is found in the Iténez-Guaporé River basin in South America. Leporinus bleheri can reach a standard...
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