Leporinus bleheri explained

Leporinus bleheri is a species of anostomid fish. It is found in the Iténez-Guaporé River basin in South America.^[1]

Description

Leporinus bleheri can reach a standard length of 14.2cm (05.6inches).

Etymology

The species epithet is named in honor of the explorer and ornamental-fish wholesaler Heiko Bleher (b. 1944), who collected the type specimen.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Géry, J., 1999. A new anostomid species, Leporinus bleheri n. sp., from the Rio Guaporé-Iténez basin, with comments on some related species (Teleostei: Ostariophysi, Characiformes). aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 3(3):105-112.
2. Web site: Order CHARACIFORMES: Families TARUMANIIDAE, ERYTHRINIDAE, PARODONTIDAE, CYNODONTIDAE, SERRASALMIDAE, HEMIODONTIDAE, ANOSTOMIDAE and CHILODONTIDAE . 14 March 2022 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018 . 9 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220109173908/https://etyfish.org/characiformes2/ . live .