Leporellus

Leporellus
Leporellus vittatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Anostomidae
Subfamily:	LeporellinaeEigenmann, 1912
Genus:	LeporellusLütken, 1875[1]
Type species
Leporinus pictus Kner, 1858[1]
Synonyms[1]
LeporinodusC. H. Eigenmann, 1922

Leporellus is a genus of headstanders found in South America. They are mainly found in the São Francisco River and Paraná–Paraguay river basins, but L. vittatus also occurs in the Amazon. There are currently four described species in this genus.

The most basal member of the headstanders, they are the only member of the subfamilyLeporellinae.^[2][3]

Species

• Leporellus cartledgeiFowler, 1941
• Leporellus pictus(Kner, 1858)
• Leporellus retropinnis(C. H. Eigenmann, 1922)
• Leporellus vittatus(Valenciennes, 1850)

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Leporellus". FishBase. October 2011 version.

1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Leporellinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Anostomidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
3. Sidlauskas, Brian L.; Melo, Bruno F.; Birindelli, José L. O.; Burns, Michael D.; Frable, Benjamin W.; Hoekzema, Kendra; Dillman, Casey B.; Sabaj, Mark H.; Oliveira, Claudio (2025-03-14). "Molecular phylogenetics, a new classification, and a new genus of the Neotropical fish family Anostomidae (Teleostei: Characiformes)". Neotropical Ichthyology. 23: e240076. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-2024-0076. hdl:11449/300859. ISSN 1679-6225.