Megaleporinus Explained

Megaleporinus is a genus of fish in the family Anostomidae native to South America.

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:

• Megaleporinus brinco (Birindelli, Britski & Garavello, 2013) ^[1]
• Megaleporinus conirostris (Steindachner, 1875)
• Megaleporinus elongatus (Valenciennes, 1850)
• Megaleporinus garmani (Borodin, 1929)
• Megaleporinus macrocephalus (Garavello & Britski, 1988)
• Megaleporinus muyscorum (Steindachner, 1900)
• Megaleporinus obtusidens (Valenciennes, 1837)
• Megaleporinus piavussu (Britski, Birindelli & Garavello, 2012) ^[2]
• Megaleporinus reinhardti (Lütken, 1875)
• Megaleporinus trifasciatus (Steindachner, 1876)

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. 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.