Leporinus leschenaulti
| Leporinus leschenaulti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Genus: | Leporinus |
| Species: | L. leschenaulti
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| Binomial name | |
| Leporinus leschenaulti Valenciennes, 1850
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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.[1]
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.[2]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leporinus leschenaulti". 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.
- Géry, J., 1977. Characoids of the world. Neptune City ; Reigate : T.F.H. [etc.]; 672 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm.