''Leporellus'' is a genus of
headstanders found in
South America. They are mainly found in the
São Francisco River
The São Francisco River (, ) is a large river in Brazil. With a length of , it is the longest river that runs entirely in Brazilian territory, and the fourth longest in South America and overall in Brazil (after the Amazon, the Paraná and t ...
and
Paraná–
Paraguay river basins, but ''L. vittatus'' also occurs in the
Amazon. There are currently four described species in this genus.
Species
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Leporellus cartledgei''
Fowler, 1941
*''
Leporellus pictus''
( Kner, 1858)
*''
Leporellus retropinnis''
( C. H. Eigenmann, 1922)
*''
Leporellus vittatus''
( Valenciennes, 1850)
References
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Anostomidae
Taxa named by Christian Frederik Lütken
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