Megaleporinus
| Megaleporinus | |
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| Megaleporinus obtusidens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Anostomidae |
| Subfamily: | Leporininae |
| Genus: | J. L. Ramírez, Birindelli & Galetti, 2017 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Curimatus obtusidens Valenciennes, 1837[2]
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Megaleporinus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders. The fishes in this genus are found in South America.[1]
Species
These are the currently ecognized species in this genus:[3]
- Megaleporinus brinco (Birindelli, Britski & Garavello, 2013)
- Megaleporinus conirostris (Steindachner, 1875)
- Megaleporinus elongatus (Valenciennes, 1850)
- Megaleporinus gaiero Birindelli, Britski & Ramirez, 2020
- Megaleporinus garmani (Borodin, 1929)
- Megaleporinus macrocephalus (Garavello & Britski, 1988)
- Megaleporinus muyscorum (Steindachner, 1900)
- Megaleporinus obtusidens (Valenciennes, 1837)
- Megaleporinus piavussu (Britski, Birindelli & Garavello, 2012)
- Megaleporinus reinhardti (Lütken, 1875)
- Megaleporinus trifasciatus (Steindachner, 1876)
References
- ^ a b Ramirez, J.L., Birindelli, J.L.O. & Galetti, P.M.Jr. (2017): A new genus of Anostomidae (Ostariophysi: Characiformes): Diversity, phylogeny and biogeography based on cytogenetic, molecular and morphological data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 107: 308–323.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Leporininae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Megaleporinus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 July 2025.