Leporinus leschenaulti

Leporinus leschenaulti is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. It is found in coastal rivers of French Guiana and northern Brazil.

Etymology

It is named in honor of botanist-ornithologist Jean-Baptiste Louis Claude Theodore Leschenault de La Tour (1773–1826), who, along with entomologist Adolphe Jacques Louis Doumerc (1802–1868), provided the type specimen.

References

• Géry, J., 1977. Characoids of the world. Neptune City; Reigate : T.F.H. [etc.]; 672 p. : ill. (chiefly col.); 23 cm.