Megaleporinus is a genus of fish in the family Anostomidae native to South America.[1]
| Megaleporinus | |
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| Megaleporinus obtusidens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Genus: | Megaleporinus J. L. Ramírez, Birindelli & Galetti, 2017 [1] |
Species edit
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:
- Megaleporinus brinco (Birindelli, Britski & Garavello, 2013) [2]
- Megaleporinus conirostris (Steindachner, 1875)
- Megaleporinus elongatus (Valenciennes, 1850) [3]
- Megaleporinus garmani (Borodin, 1929)
- Megaleporinus macrocephalus (Garavello & Britski, 1988)
- Megaleporinus muyscorum (Steindachner, 1900)
- Megaleporinus obtusidens (Valenciennes, 1837) [3]
- Megaleporinus piavussu (Britski, Birindelli & Garavello, 2012) [3]
- Megaleporinus reinhardti (Lütken, 1875)
- Megaleporinus trifasciatus (Steindachner, 1876)
References edit
- ^ a b Ramirez, J.L., Birindelli, J.L.O. & Galetti, P.M.Jr. (2017): A new genus of Anostomidae (Ostariophysi: Characiformes): Diversity, phylogeny and biogeography based on cytogenetic, molecular and morphological data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 107: 308–323.
- ^ Birindelli, J.L.O., Britski, H.A. & Garavello, J.C. (2013): Two new species of Leporinus Agassiz (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from eastern basins of Brazil, and redescription of L. melanopleura Günther. Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (1): 9-23.
- ^ a b c Britski, H.A., Birindelli, J.L.O. & Garavello J.C. (2012): A new species of Leporinus Agassiz, 1829 from the upper Rio Paraná basin (Characiformes, Anostomidae) with redescription of L. elongatus Valenciennes, 1850 and L. obtusidens (Valenciennes, 1837). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 52 (37): 441–475.