''Leporinus nattereri'' is a species of
anostomid fish. It is found in the
Rio Negro,
Aleixo Lake, and the central
Amazon basin
The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Bolivi ...
in Brazil.
Etymology
It is named in honor of
Johann Natterer (1787-1843).
References
*Géry, J., 1977. Characoids of the world. Neptune City ; Reigate : T.F.H.
tc. 672 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm.
Taxa named by Franz Steindachner
Fish described in 1876
Anostomidae
Freshwater fish of Brazil
{{Characiformes-stub