Leporinus venerei explained

Leporinus venerei is a species of anostomid fish. It is endemic to Brazil and known only from the Araguaia River basin.

Description

Leporinus venerei can reach a standard length of 13.6cm (05.4inches).

Etymology

The species epithet is named in honor of Paulo Cesare Venere of the Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Campus Universitário do Araguaia. It was he who collected the first known specimens of this species in 1995.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Order CHARACIFORMES: Families TARUMANIIDAE, ERYTHRINIDAE, PARODONTIDAE, CYNODONTIDAE, SERRASALMIDAE, HEMIODONTIDAE, ANOSTOMIDAE and CHILODONTIDAE . 24 March 2022 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . 22 September 2018.