Leporinus
Leporinus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. The fishes in this genus are found in 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.
Species
These are the currently recognized species in this genus: Leporinus acutidens Leporinus affinis Günther, 1864Leporinus agassizii Steindachner, 1876Leporinus altipinnis Borodin, 1929Leporinus amae Godoy, 1980Leporinus amazonicus G. M. dos Santos & Zuanon, 2008Leporinus amblyrhynchus Garavello & Britski, 1987Leporinus apollo Sidlauskas, Mol & Vari, 2011Leporinus arimaspi Burns, Frable & Sidlauskas, 2014Leporinus aripuanaensis Garavello & G. M. dos Santos, 1981Leporinus bahiensis Steindachner, 1875Leporinus bistriatus Britski, 1997Leporinus bleheri Géry, 1999Leporinus boehlkei Garavello, 1988Leporinus britskii Feitosa, G. M. dos Santos & Birindelli, 2011Leporinus brunneus G. S. Myers, 1950Leporinus cylindriformis Borodin, 1929Leporinus desmotes Fowler, 1914Leporinus ecuadorensis C. H. Eigenmann & Henn, 1916 Leporinus enyae Burns, Chatfield, Birindelli, & Sidlauskas 2017Leporinus fasciatus Leporinus friderici Leporinus geminis Garavello & G. M. dos Santos, 2009Leporinus gossei Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1991Leporinus guttatus Birindelli & Britski, 2009Leporinus inexpectatus Britski, Garavello, Oliveira & Birindelli, 2024Leporinus jamesi Garman, 1929Leporinus jatuncochi Ovchynnyk, 1971Leporinus julii Leporinus klausewitzi Géry, 1960Leporinus lacustris Amaral Campos, 1945Leporinus leschenaulti Valenciennes, 1850Leporinus lignator Boaretto, Ohara, Souza-Shibatta & Birindelli, 2025Leporinus maculatus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844Leporinus marcgravii Lütken, 1875Leporinus melanopleura Günther, 1864Leporinus melanopleurodes Birindelli, Britski & Garavello, 2013Leporinus microphthalmus Garavello, 1989Leporinus microphysus Birindelli & Britski, 2013Leporinus moralesi Fowler, 1942Leporinus multimaculatus Birindelli, Teixeira & Britski, 2016Leporinus niceforoi Fowler, 1943Leporinus nigrotaeniatus Leporinus octofasciatus Steindachner, 1915Leporinus octomaculatus Britski & Garavello, 1993Leporinus oliveirai Ito, Souza-Shibatta, Venturieri & Birindelli, 2023Leporinus ortomaculatus Garavello, 2000Leporinus pachycheilus Leporinus parae C. H. Eigenmann, 1907Leporinus paranensis Garavello & Britski, 1987Leporinus parvulus Birindelli, Britski & F. C. T. Lima, 2013Leporinus pearsoni Fowler, 1940Leporinus piau Fowler, 1941Leporinus pitingai G. M. dos Santos & Jégu, 1996Leporinus punctatus Garavello, 2000Leporinus reticulatus Britski & Garavello, 1993- †Leporinus scalabrinii Leporinus sexstriatus Britski & Garavello, 1980Leporinus sidlauskasi Britski & Birindelli, 2019Leporinus spilopleura Norman, 1926Leporinus steyermarki R. F. Inger, 1956Leporinus subniger Fowler, 1943Leporinus taeniatus Lütken, 1875Leporinus taeniofasciatus Britski, 1997Leporinus tigrinus Borodin, 1929Leporinus trimaculatus Garavello & G. M. dos Santos, 1992Leporinus tristriatus Birindelli & Britski, 2013Leporinus unitaeniatus Garavello & G. M. dos Santos, 2009Leporinus villasboasorum Burns, Chatfield, Birindelli & Sidlauskas, 2017Leporinus vanzoi Britski & Garavello, 2005Leporinus venerei Britski & Birindelli, 2008 Leporinus yophorus C. H. Eigenmann, 1922