Leporinus venerei
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Genus: | Leporinus |
| Species: | L. venerei
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| Binomial name | |
| Leporinus venerei | |
Leporinus venerei is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders.[1][3] It is endemic to Brazil and known only from the Araguaia River basin.[1][2]
Description
Leporinus venerei can reach a standard length of 13.6 centimetres (5.4 in).[3]
Etymology
The species epithet is named in honor of Paulo Cesare Venere of the Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Campus Universitário do Araguaia. It was he who collected the first known specimens of this species in 1995.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Frederico, R.G. (2022). "Leporinus venerei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T162698359A162698371. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ a b Britski, Heraldo A. & Birindelli, José L. O. (2008). "Description of a new species of the genus Leporinus Spix (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from the rio Araguaia, Brazil, with comments on the taxonomy and distribution of L. parae and L. lacustris". Neotropical Ichthyology. 6 (1): 45–51. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252008000100005.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leporinus venerei". FishBase. August 2022 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.