''Leporinus vanzoi'' is a species of anostomid fish. It is endemic to Brazil and found in the Tapajós (upper Amazon basin). It can grow to

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Etymology

The fish is named in honor of herpetologist Paulo Emílio “Vanzo” Vanzolini (1924–2013), the founder of Expedição Permanente à Amazônia (EPA), which has greatly contributed to the Amazonian fish collection at the

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, Museu de Zoologia in São Paulo, Brazil and to Brazilian fish studies in general. The type specimens were collected by members of the EPA under the direction of Vanzolini.

References

Anostomidae Freshwater fish of Brazil Endemic fish of Brazil Taxa named by Heraldo Antonio Britski Taxa named by Júlio César Garavello Fish described in 2005 {{Characiformes-stub