Leporinus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. The fishes in this genus are found in South America. The fossil species Leporinus scalabrinii, known from the late Miocene of Entre RÃÂos in Argentina, has only recently been added to this genus after being misidentified as a species of primate under the name Arrhinolemur scalabrinii for over 100 years.
Species
These are the currently recognized species in this genus:
- Leporinus acutidens <small>(Valenciennes, 1837)</small>
- Leporinus affinis <small>Günther, 1864</small>
- Leporinus agassizii <small>Steindachner, 1876</small>
- Leporinus altipinnis <small>Borodin, 1929</small>
- Leporinus amae <small> (), 1980</small>
- Leporinus amazonicus <small> & , 2008</small>
- Leporinus amblyrhynchus <small>Garavello & , 1987</small>
- Leporinus apollo <small>, & Vari, 2011</small>
- Leporinus arimaspi <small>Burns, & Sidlauskas, 2014</small>
- Leporinus aripuanaensis <small> & G. M. dos Santos, 1981</small>
- Leporinus bahiensis <small>Steindachner, 1875</small>
- Leporinus bistriatus <small>Britski, 1997</small>
- Leporinus bleheri <small>Géry, 1999</small>
- Leporinus boehlkei <small>Garavello, 1988</small>
- Leporinus britskii <small>Feitosa, G. M. dos Santos & , 2011</small>
- Leporinus brunneus <small>G. S. Myers, 1950</small>
- Leporinus cylindriformis <small>Borodin, 1929</small>
- Leporinus desmotes <small>Fowler, 1914</small>
- Leporinus ecuadorensis <small>C. H. Eigenmann & , 1916</small>
- Leporinus enyae <small>Burns, Chatfield, Birindelli, & Sidlauskas 2017</small>
- Leporinus fasciatus <small>(Bloch, 1794)</small>
- Leporinus friderici <small>(Bloch, 1794)</small>
- Leporinus geminis <small>Garavello & G. M. dos Santos, 2009</small>
- Leporinus gossei <small>Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1991</small>
- Leporinus guttatus <small>Birindelli & Britski, 2009</small>
- Leporinus inexpectatus <small>Britski, Garavello, & Birindelli, 2024</small>
- Leporinus jamesi <small>Garman, 1929</small>
- Leporinus jatuncochi <small>Ovchynnyk, 1971</small>
- Leporinus julii <small>(dos Santos, Jégu & A. C. Lima, 1996)</small>
- Leporinus klausewitzi <small>Géry, 1960</small>
- Leporinus lacustris <small>Amaral Campos, 1945</small>
- Leporinus leschenaulti <small>Valenciennes, 1850</small>
- Leporinus lignator <small>Boaretto, Ohara, Souza-Shibatta & Birindelli, 2025</small>
- Leporinus maculatus <small>J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844</small>
- Leporinus marcgravii <small>Lütken, 1875</small>
- Leporinus melanopleura <small>Günther, 1864</small>
- Leporinus melanopleurodes <small>Birindelli, Britski & Garavello, 2013</small>
- Leporinus microphthalmus <small>Garavello, 1989</small>
- Leporinus microphysus <small>Birindelli & Britski, 2013</small>
- Leporinus moralesi <small>Fowler, 1942</small>
- Leporinus multimaculatus <small>Birindelli, Teixeira & Britski, 2016</small>
- Leporinus niceforoi <small>Fowler, 1943</small>
- Leporinus nigrotaeniatus <small>(Jardine, 1841)</small>
- Leporinus octofasciatus <small>Steindachner, 1915</small>
- Leporinus octomaculatus <small>Britski & Garavello, 1993</small>
- Leporinus oliveirai <small>Ito, Souza-Shibatta, Venturieri & Birindelli, 2023</small>
- Leporinus ortomaculatus <small>Garavello, 2000</small>
- Leporinus pachycheilus <small>(Britski, 1976)</small>
- Leporinus parae <small>C. H. Eigenmann, 1907</small>
- Leporinus paranensis <small>Garavello & Britski, 1987</small>
- Leporinus parvulus <small>Birindelli, Britski & F. C. T. Lima, 2013</small>
- Leporinus pearsoni <small>Fowler, 1940</small>
- Leporinus piau <small>Fowler, 1941</small>
- Leporinus pitingai <small>G. M. dos Santos & Jégu, 1996</small>
- Leporinus punctatus <small>Garavello, 2000</small>
- Leporinus reticulatus <small>Britski & Garavello, 1993</small>
- â Leporinus scalabrinii <small>(Ameghino, 1898)</small> (fossil; Late Miocene of Argentina)
- Leporinus sexstriatus <small>Britski & Garavello, 1980</small>
- Leporinus sidlauskasi <small>Britski & Birindelli, 2019</small>
- Leporinus spilopleura <small>Norman, 1926</small>
- Leporinus steyermarki <small>R. F. Inger, 1956</small>
- Leporinus subniger <small>Fowler, 1943</small>
- Leporinus taeniatus <small>Lütken, 1875</small>
- Leporinus taeniofasciatus <small>Britski, 1997</small>
- Leporinus tigrinus <small>Borodin, 1929</small>
- Leporinus trimaculatus <small>Garavello & G. M. dos Santos, 1992</small>
- Leporinus tristriatus <small>Birindelli & Britski, 2013</small>
- Leporinus unitaeniatus <small>Garavello & G. M. dos Santos, 2009</small>
- Leporinus villasboasorum <small>Burns, Chatfield, Birindelli & Sidlauskas, 2017</small>
- Leporinus vanzoi <small>Britski & Garavello, 2005</small>
- Leporinus venerei <small>Britski & Birindelli, 2008</small>
- Leporinus yophorus <small>C. H. Eigenmann, 1922</small>
â = extinct
Synonyms
The following species were formerly placed in Leporinus but have since been moved to other genera:
References