Leporinus sidlauskasi
| Leporinus sidlauskasi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Genus: | Leporinus |
| Species: | L. sidlauskasi
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| Binomial name | |
| Leporinus sidlauskasi Britski & Birindelli, 2019
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Leporinus sidlauskasi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. It is found in the lower Tocantins River in Pará State, Brazil.[1]
Etymology
It is named in honor of Brian L. Sidlauskas (b. 1976), the Curator of Fishes at Oregon State University, for his contributions to the knowledge of the systematics of the family Anostomidae.[2]
References
- ^ Britski, H.A. & Birindelli, J.L. (2019): Description of a new species of Leporinus (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from the Rio Tapajós basin, Brazil, Zootaxa, 4603 (1): 183–191
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (4 May 2025). "Family ANOSTOMIDAE Günther 1864 (Toothed Headstanders)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 26 July 2025.