Leporinus agassizii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Genus: | Leporinus |
| Species: | L. agassizii
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| Binomial name | |
| Leporinus agassizii Steindachner 1876
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Leporinus agassizii is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. It is found in the Amazon River basin in South America.
Description
Leporinus agassizii can reach a standard length of 23.4 centimetres (9.2 in).[2]
Etymology
It is named in honor of zoologist-geologist Louis Agassiz (1807–1873). He was the leading authority on Brazilian fishes at the time, as leader of the Thayer Expedition (1865–1866) to Brazil, which provided Franz Steindachner with many specimens to study.[3]
References
- ^ Frederico, R.G. (2022). "Leporinus agassizii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T49829888A91628453. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T49829888A91628453.en. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leporinus agassizii". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (4 May 2025). "Family ANOSTOMIDAE Günther 1864 (Toothed Headstanders)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- Garavello, J.C. and H.A. Britski, 2003. Anostomidae (Headstanders). p. 71-84. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil